Where does “तत्त्व” come from?

तत्त्व (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

तत्त्व (Sanskrit): truth; reality; principle etc

Definitions

  1. truth; reality; principle etc

Ancestry of “तत्त्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतद्it; that; this
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansáhe
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “तत्त्व”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá →Every word from Sanskrit तद् →
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