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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 , origin, birthplace; basis, foundation;...

Definitions

  1. source , origin, birthplace; basis, foundation;...

Ancestry of “ប្រភព”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रभवprominent, excelling, distinguished; production,...
2Sanskritभवcoming into existence, birth, production, origin ...
3Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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