Where does “bodoh” come from?

bodoh (Malay) comes 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.

bodoh (Malay): stupid lacking in intelligence

Definitions

  1. stupid lacking in intelligence

Ancestry of “bodoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bodoh”

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