Where does “日仏” come from?

日仏 (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.

日仏 (Japanese): Japan and France

Definitions

  1. Japan and France

Ancestry of “日仏”, step by step

日仏 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseSunday
2Old Japanesethe sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
3Proto-Japonic*piday, sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás
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