Where does “santosa” come from?

santosa (Pali) comes from Pali saṃ.

santosa (Pali): contentment; joy, pleasure

Definitions

  1. contentment; joy, pleasure

Ancestry of “santosa”, step by step

santosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali saṃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisaṃ

via Pali tuṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palituṣ
Every word from Pali saṃ
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