Where does “तत्त्व” come from?
तत्त्व (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तत्त्व, from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
तत्त्व (Hindi): element, component, part; substance, essence;...
Definitions
- element, component, part; substance, essence;...
Ancestry of “तत्त्व”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | तत्त्व | truth; reality; principle etc |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तद् | it; that; this |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sá | he |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |