Where does “សត្វលូន” come from?

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

សត្វលូន (Khmer): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “សត្វលូន”, step by step

សត្វលូន 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 លូន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលូនto creep, to crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →