Where does “सत्ता” come from?
सत्ता (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-n̥t-yós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
Ancestry of “सत्ता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsatyás | true, real; truth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-n̥t-yós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |