Where does “สติ” come from?

สติ (Thai) comes from Pali sati, from Sanskrit स्मृति — remembrance, reminiscence, thinking of or upon (+locative or compound), memory, calling to mind.

สติ (Thai): mindfulness; consciousness

Definitions

  1. mindfulness; consciousness

Ancestry of “สติ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisatimemory, recognition, consciousness; intentness of...
2Sanskritस्मृतिremembrance, reminiscence, thinking of or upon (+locative or compound), memory, calling to mind
Every word from Sanskrit स्मृति →Every word from Pali sati →
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