Where does “भव” come from?

भव (Old Awadhi) comes from Sanskrit भव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

भव (Old Awadhi): world, wordly existence

Definitions

  1. world, wordly existence

Ancestry of “भव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभवcoming into existence, birth, production, origin (= भाव Vop.; ifc., with f(आ). = arising or produced from, being in, relating to) Yājñ. MBh. Kāv. &c
2Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Sanskrit भू →Every word from Sanskrit भव →