Where does “Buddha” come from?

Buddha derives from Pali buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, itself from Sanskrit बोधति meaning "to awaken," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-.

Buddha (English): Any of the other Buddhas named in Buddhist...

Definitions

  1. Any of the other Buddhas named in Buddhist...

Ancestry of “Buddha”, step by step

Buddha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali buddha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibuddhabuddha; past participle of bujjhati
2Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Pali Buddha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one

Words derived from “Buddha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás →