Where does “ភាព” come from?

ភាព (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ភាព (Khmer): state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect

Definitions

  1. state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect

Ancestry of “ភាព”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
2Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “ភាព”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Sanskrit भू →Every word from Sanskrit भाव →