Where does “Buddha” come from?

Buddha (Finnish) comes from Pali Buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Buddha (Finnish): Buddha

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Buddha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one
2Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “Buddha”

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