Where does “Бу́дда” come from?

Бу́дда (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Бу́дда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “Бу́дда

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás