Where does “លជ្ជាភាព” come from?
លជ្ជាភាព (Khmer) comes from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
លជ្ជាភាព (Khmer): shame; disgrace
Ancestry of “លជ្ជាភាព”, step by step
លជ្ជាភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali bhāva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | bhāva | condition; form; state; etc |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Sanskrit लज्जा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | लज्जा | shame, embarrassment, modesty; sensitivity,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रञ्ज् | to redden; to dye or color |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)reg- | — |