Where does “ប្រភព” come from?
ប្រភព (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit प्रभव, from Sanskrit भव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
ប្រភព (Khmer): source of information, of a stream, origin, birthplace
Definitions
- source of information, of a stream, origin, birthplace
Ancestry of “ប្រភព”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रभव | prominent, excelling, distinguished; production,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भव | coming into existence, birth, production, origin (= भाव Vop.; ifc., with f(आ). = arising or produced from, being in, relating to) Yājñ. MBh. Kāv. &c |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |