Where does “cuṇṇa” come from?
cuṇṇa (Prakrit) comes from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “cuṇṇa”, step by step
cuṇṇa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali bhāva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | bhāva | condition; form; state; etc |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Sanskrit चूर्ण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चूर्ण | minute; powder flour, aromatic powder, pounded... |