Where does “बुद्धि” come from?

बुद्धि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan bʰúddʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

बुद्धि (Sanskrit): intelligence, the power of forming and retaining...

Definitions

  1. intelligence, the power of forming and retaining...

Ancestry of “बुद्धि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “बुद्धि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš →