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Where does “ភាពក្រ” come from?

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

ភាពក្រ (Khmer): poverty

Definitions

  1. poverty

Ancestry of “ភាពក្រ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភាពstate , condition, status, state of being,...
2Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
3Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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