## Etymology
From Sanskrit buddha ('awakened, enlightened'), the past participle of budhyate ('to awake, know, perceive'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewdʰ- ('to be aware, awake').

## AI Etymology
Buddha is from Sanskrit buddha ('awakened, enlightened'), the past participle of budhyate ('to awake, know, perceive'), from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewdʰ- ('to be aware, awake'). Important recorded forms include buddha (Sanskrit) and *bʰewdʰ- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a person who has attained enlightenment in Buddhism; an image of such a being. The wider family includes derived forms such as buddhist, buddhism, and buddhahood.

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