Where does “Bodoland” come from?

Bodoland (English) comes from English Bodo, from German Bodo, from Old High German boto, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Bodoland (English): The homeland of the Bodo people in Assam, India

Definitions

  1. The homeland of the Bodo people in Assam, India

Ancestry of “Bodoland”, step by step

Bodoland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bodo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBodoOne of an Indian minority ethnic group, early...
2GermanBodo—
3Old High Germanbotomessenger, envoy
4Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budô →