Where does “బుద్ధగయ” come from?

బుద్ధగయ (Telugu) 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.

బుద్ధగయ (Telugu): name of the famous Buddhist pilgrimage center in Gaya in the state of Bihar, India

Definitions

  1. name of the famous Buddhist pilgrimage center in Gaya in the state of Bihar, India

Ancestry of “బుద్ధగయ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás →