Where does “ວັນພຸດ” come from?
ວັນພຸດ (Lao) comes from Lao ພຸດ, from Pali Buddha, 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.
ວັນພຸດ (Lao): Wednesday
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Ancestry of “ວັນພຸດ”, step by step
ວັນພຸດ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lao ພຸດ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ພຸດ | to know; enlightened one; Buddha |
| 2 | Pali | Buddha | Buddha, the enlightened one |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |