Where does “buddha” come from?

buddha (Pali) comes 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.

buddha (Pali): buddha; past participle of bujjhati

Definitions

  1. buddha; past participle of bujjhati

Ancestry of “buddha”, step by step

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

Words derived from “buddha”

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