Where does “សត្វព្រៃ” come from?

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

សត្វព្រៃ (Khmer): wild animal

Definitions

  1. wild animal

Ancestry of “សត្វព្រៃ”, step by step

សត្វព្រៃ 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 ព្រៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerព្រៃjungle, forest, wood, woods, wilderness; wild,...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerbriiʔsky; rain; forest
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →