Where does “សត្វពពែ” come from?

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

សត្វពពែ (Khmer): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “សត្វពពែ”, step by step

សត្វពពែ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សត្វ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសត្វanimal; being, living creature; life
2Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
3Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

via Khmer ពពែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពពែgoat
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