Where does “သဘောကောင်း” come from?

သဘောကောင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese သဘော, from Pali sabhāva, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

သဘောကောင်း (Burmese): to be kind, good-natured

Definitions

  1. to be kind, good-natured

Ancestry of “သဘောကောင်း”, step by step

သဘောကောင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သဘော

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသဘောnature; characteristic; sense; meaning
2Palisabhāvastate of mind; nature; condition; character;...
3Palibhāvacondition; form; state; etc
4Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
5Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Burmese ကောင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကောင်းgood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Sanskrit भूEvery word from Sanskrit भाव
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