Where does “부처” come from?

부처 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean 부텨, from Old Korean 佛體, 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.

부처 (Korean): married couple, husband and wife

Definitions

  1. married couple, husband and wife

Ancestry of “부처”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean부텨Buddha
2Old Korean佛體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 “부처”

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