The story
- Pali · borrowed frombhava
- Sanskrit · borrowed fromभव
- English todaybhava
Borrowed from Sanskrit भव (bhava) directly, as well as through Pali bhava.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bhava
Today it means: A feeling or mood, especially one of maturation that arises from understanding of the continuity of life and death (reincarnation). Full definition →
Sanskrit भव ← Pali bhava