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
- awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
Ancestry of “बुद्ध”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “बुद्ध”