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Where does “शुभ्र” come from?

शुभ्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śubʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćubʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱubʰ-rós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- — beautiful, clean.

शुभ्र (Sanskrit): bright, radiant, shining; beautiful, splendid;...

Definitions

  1. bright, radiant, shining; beautiful, splendid;...

Ancestry of “शुभ्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśubʰrás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćubʰrás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱubʰ-rós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean
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