Where does “suttee” come from?

suttee (English) comes from Sanskrit सती, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.

suttee (English): The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving...

Definitions

  1. The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving...

Ancestry of “suttee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसतीa good and virtuous or faithful wife (esp....
2Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

Words derived from “suttee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सती →