bo tree

The story

1. Sanskrit · derived fromबोधि“perfect knowledge; tree of wisdom”
2. Sinhalese · derived fromබෝ
3. English todaybo tree

From Sinhalese බෝ (bō) + tree. The first component is from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi, “perfect knowledge; tree of wisdom”), and thus a doublet of bid in the "offer price" sense.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. The peepul tree, Ficus religiosa, regarded as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.