Where does “bhava” come from?
bhava (Pali) comes from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bhava (Pali): condition; form; state; etc
Definitions
- condition; form; state; etc
Ancestry of “bhava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “bhava”