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Where does “subha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “subha”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subha”

  • សុភ
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