Where does “buddhābhiseka” come from?

buddhābhiseka (Pali) comes 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.

buddhābhiseka (Pali): the act of consecrating an image of the Buddha

Definitions

  1. the act of consecrating an image of the Buddha

Ancestry of “buddhābhiseka”, step by step

buddhābhiseka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali Buddha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one
2Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Pali abhiseka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliabhisekaconsecration
2Sanskritabhiṣeká—
3Sanskritसिच्to pour or sprinkle; to water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás →