Where does “พุทธศักราช” come from?

พุทธศักราช (Thai) comes from Thai พุทธ, from Pali Buddha, 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.

พุทธศักราช (Thai): Buddhist Era

Definitions

  1. Buddhist Era

Ancestry of “พุทธศักราช”, step by step

พุทธศักราช traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พุทธ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiพุทธBuddhist
2PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one
3Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Thai ศักราช

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศักราชera; year
2Sanskritशाकराज—

Words derived from “พุทธศักราช”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás →