Where does “ખૂબ” come from?
ખૂબ (Gujarati) comes from Persian خوب, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡, from Old Persian ʰuvāpa, from Proto-Iranian HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
ખૂબ (Gujarati): many, much, a lot; very
Ancestry of “ખૂબ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | خوب | good; well; nice |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭥𐭡 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | ʰuvāpa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | HhuHā́pah | good , masterly, creativity |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HsuHápas | well created; artistic; doing good work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |