Where does “বুদ্ধি” come from?

বুদ্ধি (Assamese) comes from English buddhi, from Sanskrit बुद्धि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

বুদ্ধি (Assamese): intelligence; cleverness

Definitions

  1. intelligence; cleverness

Ancestry of “বুদ্ধি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuddhiA transpersonal faculty of mind higher than the...
2Sanskritबुद्धिintelligence, the power of forming and retaining...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “বুদ্ধি”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš →