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Where does “tirobhāva” come from?

tirobhāva (Pali) comes from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

tirobhāva (Pali): concealment, disappearance

Definitions

  1. concealment, disappearance

Ancestry of “tirobhāva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhāvacondition; form; state; etc
2Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
3Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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