Where does “សត្វ” come from?

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

សត្វ (Khmer): animal; being, living creature; life

Definitions

  1. animal; being, living creature; life

Ancestry of “សត្វ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “សត្វ”

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