Where does “សត្វ” come from?
សត្វ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns.
សត្វ (Khmer): animal; being, living creature; life
Definitions
- animal; being, living creature; life
Ancestry of “សត្វ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सत्त्व | essence; goodness; spirit |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सत् | present participle of अस् ; being, existing,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hsáns | — |