Where does “មណ្ឌុកសត្វ” come from?

មណ្ឌុកសត្វ (Khmer) comes from Pali satta, from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.

មណ្ឌុកសត្វ (Khmer): amphibian

Definitions

  1. amphibian

Ancestry of “មណ្ឌុកសត្វ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisattaseven; creature, living being
2Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
3Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →