Where does “बुद्ध” come from?

बुद्ध (Sanskrit) comes 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.

बुद्ध (Sanskrit): awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...

Definitions

  1. awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...

Ancestry of “बुद्ध”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “बुद्ध”

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