Where does “असत्” come from?

असत् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.

असत् (Sanskrit): non-existent, unreal

Definitions

  1. non-existent, unreal

Ancestry of “असत्”, step by step

असत् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सत्

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

via Sanskrit अ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritअA vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of...

Words derived from “असत्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →