Where does “sattuwa” come from?

sattuwa (Tausug) comes from Malay satwa, from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.

sattuwa (Tausug): animal (non-domesticated, wild)

Definitions

  1. animal (non-domesticated, wild)

Ancestry of “sattuwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysatwaanimal
2Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
3Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →
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