Where does “బౌద్ధము” come from?

బౌద్ధము (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.

బౌద్ధము (Telugu): Buddhism

Definitions

  1. Buddhism

Ancestry of “బౌద్ధము”, 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 →