Where does “satwa” come from?
satwa (Indonesian) comes from Malay satwa, from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns.
satwa (Indonesian): animal
Ancestry of “satwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | satwa | animal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सत्त्व | essence; goodness; spirit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सत् | present participle of अस् ; being, existing,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hsáns | — |
Words derived from “satwa”