Where does “буддийский” come from?
буддийский (Russian) comes from Russian Бу́дда, 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.
буддийский (Russian): Buddhist
Ancestry of “буддийский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Бу́дда | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |