Where does “ភពសុក្រ” come from?
ភពសុក្រ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ភព, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
ភពសុក្រ (Khmer): Venus
Ancestry of “ភពសុក្រ”, step by step
ភពសុក្រ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ភព
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ភព | world, planet |
| 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 |
via Khmer សុក្រ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សុក្រ | Friday |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शुक्र | bright, resplendent; clear, pure, spotless;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śukrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćukrás | white, bright; resplendent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |