Where does “សុភ” come from?

សុភ (Khmer) comes from Pali subha, from Sanskrit शुभ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- — beautiful, clean.

សុភ (Khmer): excellent, perfect, good, superb; peaceful, calm,...

Definitions

  1. excellent, perfect, good, superb; peaceful, calm,...

Ancestry of “សុភ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisubha
2Sanskritशुभauspicious; auspiciousness, beautiful; good,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean

Words derived from “សុភ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ-Every word from Sanskrit शुभEvery word from Pali subha