Where does “buddhi” come from?

buddhi (English) comes from Sanskrit बुद्धि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

buddhi (English): A transpersonal faculty of mind higher than the...

Definitions

  1. A transpersonal faculty of mind higher than the...

Ancestry of “buddhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबुद्धिintelligence, the power of forming and retaining...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “buddhi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš →