Where does “बोधिसत्त्व” come from?
बोधिसत्त्व (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit बोधि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
बोधिसत्त्व (Sanskrit): bodhisattva; "one whose essence is perfect...
Definitions
- bodhisattva; "one whose essence is perfect...
Ancestry of “बोधिसत्त्व”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | बोधि | bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom , the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bawdʰíṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bawdʰíš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “बोधिसत्त्व”