Where does “ぶつ” come from?

ぶつ (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 佛, 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.

Ancestry of “ぶつ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese佛—
2PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one
3Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “ぶつ”

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