Where does “buddharūpa” come from?

buddharūpa (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.

buddharūpa (Pali): image of the Buddha

Definitions

  1. image of the Buddha

Ancestry of “buddharūpa”, step by step

buddharūpa 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 rūpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palirūpaform, figure, material form
2Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
3Sanskritरूप्to form, shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás
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