Where does “Buddhist” come from?
Buddhist comes from English Buddha with the suffix -ista from Latin, -ιστής from Ancient Greek, -ίζω from Ancient Greek, and bʰewdʰ- from Proto-Indo-European meaning to wake or be aware.
Buddhist (English): Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism; A...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism; A...
Ancestry of “Buddhist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Buddha | Any of the other Buddhas named in Buddhist... |
| 2 | Pali | buddha | buddha; past participle of bujjhati |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |