Where does “ພຣະໂພທິສັດ” come from?
ພຣະໂພທິສັດ (Lao) comes from Lao ພຣະ, from Old Khmer bra, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ພຣະໂພທິສັດ (Lao): bodhisattva
Definitions
- bodhisattva
Ancestry of “ພຣະໂພທິສັດ”, step by step
ພຣະໂພທິສັດ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lao ພຣະ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ພຣະ | royal, holy, divine; Buddha, king, priest,... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | bra | an honorific for gods, priests, royal persons,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Pali bodhisatta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | bodhisatta | bodhisattva |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बोधिसत्त्व | bodhisattva; "one whose essence is perfect... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बोधि | (also feminine gender) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bawdʰíṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bawdʰíš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |