Where does “புத்தம்” come from?

புத்தம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit बुद्ध, 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.

புத்தம் (Tamil): newness

Definitions

  1. newness

Ancestry of “புத்தம்”, step by step

புத்தம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit बुद्ध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Tamil புத்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபுத்து

Words derived from “புத்தம்

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás