Where does “బుద్ధి” come from?

బుద్ధి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit बुद्धि, 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.

బుద్ధి (Telugu): mind, thought, thinking, intellect;...

Definitions

  1. mind, thought, thinking, intellect;...

Ancestry of “బుద్ధి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबुद्धिintelligence, the power of forming and retaining...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbʰúddʰiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰúdᶻdʰiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰúdʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰúdʰtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúdᶻdʰiš →
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