Etymology Explorer
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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sanskrit
शुभ
auspicious; auspiciousness, beautiful; good,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱewbʰ-
beautiful, clean
Words derived from “subha”
សុភ
សុភនិច្ឆ័យ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- →
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