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Etymology of Sati

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

One of the daughters of Prasuti and Daksha; killed herself by self-immolation on a fire

noun

Pious person

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Indo-European *h₁sónts Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns Sanskrit सती (satī)bor. English Sati Borrowed from Sanskrit सती (satī).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

mindfulness, as in anapanasati; a state of mind in meditation

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Transliteration of Pali sati.

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