Where does “仏文学” come from?

仏文学 (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.

仏文学 (Japanese): French literature

Definitions

  1. French literature

Ancestry of “仏文学”, step by step

仏文学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea 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

via Japanese 文学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文学literature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás