Where does “santa” come from?

santa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit शान्त, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

santa (Pali): present active participle of atthi; true; good

Definitions

  1. present active participle of atthi; true; good

Ancestry of “santa”, step by step

santa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शान्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशान्तabated, subsided, ceased, stopped, extinguished, averted
2Sanskrit-त-ed
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Sanskrit सत्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

Words derived from “santa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit शान्त →