Where does “Bodhi” come from?

Bodhi comes from Sanskrit बोधि, derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰawdʰíš, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-.

Bodhi (English): The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana

Definitions

  1. The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana

Ancestry of “Bodhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबोधि(also feminine gender) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina)
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbawdʰíṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbawdʰíš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ →