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Where does “buddʰás” come from?

buddʰás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Ancestry of “buddʰás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “buddʰás”

  • Buddhist
  • Buddha
  • Buddhism
  • Buddhahood
  • Buddhistic
  • Buddhic
  • Buddhology
  • Buddhistically
  • Buddhologist
  • Greco-Buddhism
  • buddhahead
  • Buddhize
  • Budda
  • Будда
  • 佛陀
  • 佛
  • 浮屠
  • Βούδας
  • buddhista
  • buddhizmus
  • buddhisták
  • búda
  • Bụt
  • బౌద్ధము
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