Where does “โพธิ” come from?

โพธิ (Thai) comes from Pali bodhi, from Sanskrit बोधि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

โพธิ (Thai): bodhi

Definitions

  1. bodhi

Ancestry of “โพธิ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibodhisupreme knowledge
2Sanskritबोधि(also feminine gender) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina)
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbawdʰíṣ
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbawdʰíš
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ