Where does “သဘာဝ” come from?
သဘာဝ (Burmese) comes from Pali sabhāva, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
သဘာဝ (Burmese): nature
Ancestry of “သဘာဝ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | sabhāva | state of mind; nature; condition; character;... |
| 2 | Pali | bhāva | condition; form; state; etc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |