Where does “វីរភាព” come from?

វីរភាព (Khmer) comes from Khmer វីរ, from Pali vīra, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

វីរភាព (Khmer): heroism; patriotism

Definitions

  1. heroism; patriotism

Ancestry of “វីរភាព”, step by step

វីរភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer វីរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerវីរto be brave, courageous, heroic
2Palivīrabrave; heroic; hero
3Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás