Where does “ဘဝ” come from?
ဘဝ (Burmese) comes from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
ဘဝ (Burmese): life; state of existence
Ancestry of “ဘဝ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | bhāva | condition; form; state; etc |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |