Where does “andhabhūta” come from?
andhabhūta (Pali) comes from Pali andha, from Sanskrit अन्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian andʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂endʰ-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
andhabhūta (Pali): mentally blind, ignorant
Definitions
- mentally blind, ignorant
Ancestry of “andhabhūta”, step by step
andhabhūta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali andha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | andha | blind |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन्ध | blind; dark; n night, darkness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | andʰás | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂endʰ-ó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |