[sat], m. honor, virtue, essence.
[◀MIA: Pk. satta- n. ʻstrength, essenceʼ ◀OIA sattvá- n. ʻexistence, realityʼ TS., ʻtrue characterʼ MBh. <sánt- ‘existing, real, true’ RV. <√as ‘be’ ◀PIE *es- ‘to be’] ♣[=PIE▶⋯▶Eng. is, am, yes, sooth, sin ] ♣[=PIE▶⋯→Eng. essence, present ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0637; (Turner, 1966) 13111, p.760, p.42; (MW, 1899) 1135, 0117; (Pokorny, 1959) 0340; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.698, 1.144
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