Where does “ສວນສັດ” come from?
ສວນສັດ (Lao) comes from Lao ສັດ, from Pali satta, from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.
ສວນສັດ (Lao): zoo
Ancestry of “ສວນສັດ”, step by step
ສວນສັດ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lao ສັດ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ສັດ | animal |
| 2 | Pali | satta | seven; creature, living being |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सत्त्व | essence; goodness; spirit |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सत् | being, existing, occurring, happening, being present |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hsáns | real, true |
via Lao ສວນ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ສວນ | garden, park |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | swɯːnᴬ | garden |