Where does “ថលជលិកសត្វ” come from?
ថលជលិកសត្វ (Khmer) comes from Khmer សត្វ, from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.
ថលជលិកសត្វ (Khmer): amphibian
Ancestry of “ថលជលិកសត្វ”, step by step
ថលជលិកសត្វ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer សត្វ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សត្វ | animal; being, living creature; life |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सत्त्व | essence; goodness; spirit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सत् | being, existing, occurring, happening, being present |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hsáns | real, true |
via Khmer ថលជលិក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ថលជលិក | amphibious animal or vehicle |
| 2 | Pali | jala | water |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जल | stupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | जल् | to be sharp; to be stiff or dull |