Where does “สัตว์” come from?

สัตว์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.

สัตว์ (Thai): animal; being; creature; living thing; extremely;...

Definitions

  1. animal; being; creature; living thing; extremely;...

Ancestry of “สัตว์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
2Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

Words derived from “สัตว์”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →