Where does “仏教” come from?

仏教 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 仏, from Old Japanese ほとけ, from Proto-Korean Pwutukye, 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.

仏教 (Japanese): Buddhism

Definitions

  1. Buddhism

Ancestry of “仏教”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese仏a buddha; a statue or image of any buddha; a...
2Old Japaneseほとけcarving, image, statue, or other likeness of a buddha
3Proto-KoreanPwutukye—
4Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “仏教”

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