Where does “菩提” come from?
菩提 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit बोधि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
菩提 (Chinese): bodhi; Short for 菩提樹／菩提树; Short for 菩提子
Definitions
- bodhi; Short for 菩提樹／菩提树; Short for 菩提子
Ancestry of “菩提”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | बोधि | bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom , the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bawdʰíṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bawdʰíš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |