Where does “satwa” come from?

satwa (Indonesian) comes from Malay satwa, from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.

satwa (Indonesian): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “satwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysatwaanimal
2Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
3Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

Words derived from “satwa”

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