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Where does “असत्” come from?

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

Ancestry of “असत्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्present participle of अस् ; being, existing,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsáns—
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