Where does “బౌద్ధధర్మము” come from?

బౌద్ధధర్మము (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.

బౌద్ధధర్మము (Telugu): The dharma established by Buddha

Definitions

  1. The dharma established by Buddha

Ancestry of “బౌద్ధధర్మము”, step by step

బౌద్ధధర్మము 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 Sanskrit धर्म

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás →