Where does “សត្វល្អិត” come from?

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

សត្វល្អិត (Khmer): insect

Definitions

  1. insect

Ancestry of “សត្វល្អិត”, step by step

សត្វល្អិត 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 ល្អិត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerល្អិតto be tiny, fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →