Where does “budiman” come from?

budiman (Indonesian) comes from Malay budiman, from Hindi बुद्धिमान, from Sanskrit बुद्धिमत्.

budiman (Indonesian): intelligent, wise person

Definitions

  1. intelligent, wise person

Ancestry of “budiman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybudimanintelligent, wise person
2Hindiबुद्धिमानintelligent; wise
3Sanskritबुद्धिमत्—
Every word from Sanskrit बुद्धिमत् →Every word from Hindi बुद्धिमान →Every word from Malay budiman →
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