Pali bodhi

← Proto-Indo-Iranian *bawdʰíš (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-Aryan *bawdʰíṣ (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (inherited)

→ Japanese 菩提 (borrowed)

→ Lao ໂພທິ (borrowed)

→ Pali bodhisatta (compound)

→ Pali mahābodhi (compound)