Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/bʰudᶻdʰás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-tó-s.

Verb

*bʰudᶻdʰás

1. past participle of *bʰáwdʰati (“to be awake”)

Adjective

*bʰudᶻdʰás

1. aware, awake

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *buddʰás
  • Sanskrit: बुद्ध (buddhá) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Iranian: *buzdáh
  • Avestan: 𐬠𐬎𐬯𐬙𐬀 (busta)