Where does “budista” come from?

budista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese buda, 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.

budista (Portuguese): Buddhist

Definitions

Buddhist

Ancestry of “budista”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	buda	Buddha
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

Words derived from “budista”

budístico

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás →