buddha

The story

1. Sanskrit · derived fromबुद्ध“awakened, enlightened”
2. Pali · learned borrowing fromBuddha“the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”
3. English todayBuddha

Learned borrowing from Pali Buddha (“the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”), from buddha (“awakened, enlightened”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened, enlightened”), past participle of बोधति (bodhati, “to wake, to awaken”). Distantly related to English bid and bede. Also cognate with Proto-Slavic *buditi (“to wake up”).