Where does “budʰyátay” come from?
budʰyátay (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudʰyátay, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ-yé-tor, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
Ancestry of “budʰyátay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudʰyátay | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰ-yé-tor | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |