Where does “bhāva” come from?
bhāva (Pali) comes from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bhāva (Pali): condition; form; state; etc
Definitions
- condition; form; state; etc
Ancestry of “bhāva”, step by step
bhāva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit भाव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Sanskrit भव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भव | coming into existence, birth, production, origin (= भाव Vop.; ifc., with f(आ). = arising or produced from, being in, relating to) Yājñ. MBh. Kāv. &c |