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Satyvati
Satyvati comes from Sanskrit सत्यवती, from सत्य ‘truth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- ‘to be’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁es-‘to be’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hsatyás‘true’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसत्य‘truth’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसत्यवतीsatyavatī
- EnglishtodaySatyvati
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁es-‘to be’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hsatyás‘true’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसत्य‘truth’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसत्यवतीsatyavatī
- EnglishtodaySatyvati
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- ‘to be’
is, am, interest, potential, sin, sinful, soothe, swastika, sooth, quintessence, sinless, asana, 11 more
Today it means
name The queen of the Kuru king Shantanu, mother of Vyasa, Chitrangada, and Vichitravirya, and grandmother of Dhritarashtra and Pandu in the Mahabharata.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- / Satyvati