Where does “budha” come from?

budha (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit बुध, from Sanskrit बुध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

budha (Old Javanese): Mercury

Definitions

  1. Mercury

Ancestry of “budha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritबुधMercury; clever; intelligent; wise; learned man;...
2Sanskritबुध्awaking; intelligent, wise; to come to; wake up;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰs →Every word from Sanskrit बुध् →