Where does “វឌ្ឍនភាព” come from?

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

វឌ្ឍនភាព (Khmer): progress, development, advancing

Definitions

  1. progress, development, advancing

Ancestry of “វឌ្ឍនភាព”, step by step

វឌ្ឍនភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ភាព

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

via Khmer វឌ្ឍន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវឌ្ឍនprogress, development, growth, prosperity
2Palivaḍḍhanaaugmentation, enlargement, extension,...
3Sanskritवर्धनstrengthening; gladdening, exhilarating;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Sanskrit भूEvery word from Sanskrit भाव
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