Where does “sammāsambuddha” come from?
sammāsambuddha (Pali) comes from Pali sambuddha, 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.
sammāsambuddha (Pali): the fully enlightened one
Definitions
- the fully enlightened one
Ancestry of “sammāsambuddha”, step by step
sammāsambuddha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali sambuddha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | sambuddha | understood clearly, known perfectly |
| 2 | Pali | Buddha | Buddha, the enlightened one |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via Pali samma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | samma | friend, my dear |