Where does “बोधि” come from?

बोधि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

बोधि (Sanskrit): (also feminine gender) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina)

Definitions

  1. (also feminine gender) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina)

Ancestry of “बोधि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanbawdʰíṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbawdʰíš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “बोधि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ →