Where does “ബുദ്ധിമതി” come from?

ബുദ്ധിമതി (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ബുദ്ധി, from Sanskrit बुद्धि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

ബുദ്ധിമതി (Malayalam): an intelligent woman

Definitions

  1. an intelligent woman

Ancestry of “ബുദ്ധിമതി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamബുദ്ധിwisdom, intelligence
2Sanskritबुद्धिintelligence, the power of forming and retaining...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš →