Where does “budi” come from?
budi (Indonesian) comes from Malay budi, 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.
budi (Indonesian): sense: meaning, reason, conscious awareness;...
Definitions
- sense: meaning, reason, conscious awareness;...
Ancestry of “budi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | budi | kindness, grace, courtesy; discretion; sense:... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बुद्धि | intelligence, the power of forming and retaining... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bʰúddʰiṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰúdᶻdʰiš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰúdʰtis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |