Where does “सत्यमेव जयते” come from?

सत्यमेव जयते (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit एव, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

सत्यमेव जयते (Sanskrit): Satyameva Jayate; national motto of India, meaning "truth alone triumphs"

Definitions

  1. Satyameva Jayate; national motto of India, meaning "truth alone triumphs"

Ancestry of “सत्यमेव जयते”, step by step

सत्यमेव जयते traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit एव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएवso, just so; indeed, truly; just, exactly, as;...
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Sanskrit सत्यम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्यम्truly, indeed, certainly, verily

Words derived from “सत्यमेव जयते”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit एव →