Where does “బౌద్ధమతము” come from?
బౌద్ధమతము (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.
బౌద్ధమతము (Telugu): Buddhism
Ancestry of “బౌద్ధమతము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |