The word Buddha itself came to be represented by a character which at one time had a pronunciation something like b'iwat and now, after a long process of phonological change, is pronounced f??.
( ( The ( word Buddha ) ) ( ( ( itself ( came ( to ( be ( represented ( by ( ( a character ) ( which ( ( at ( one time ) ) ( ( had ( ( a ( pronunciation something ) ) ( like ( ( ( b ` ) ( ( iwat and ) now ) ) , ) ) ) ) ( after ( ( a ( long process ) ) ( of ( phonological change ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( is ( pronounced ( f ?? ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN word) (NN Buddha)) (PRN (S (NP (PRP itself)) (VP (VBD came) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN represented) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN character)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (PP (IN at) (NP (CD one) (NN time))) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN pronunciation) (NN something)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (SYM b)) (`` `) (ADJP (JJ iwat) (CC and) (RB now)) (, ,)))) (PP (IN after) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN process)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ phonological) (NN change)))))))))))))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN pronounced) (S (NP (SYM f)) (ADJP (JJ ??))))) (. .)))
b'iwat was the original pronunciation for the character representing the word Buddha, prior to a long period of phonological evolution.
( ( ( b ` ) iwat ) ( ( was ( ( the ( original pronunciation ) ) ( for ( ( the character ) ( representing ( ( ( ( ( the word ) Buddha ) , ) ( prior ( to ( a ( long period ) ) ) ) ) ( of ( phonological evolution ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (SYM b)) (`` `) (VP (VBN iwat))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ original) (NN pronunciation)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN character)) (VP (VBG representing) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN word)) (NP (NNP Buddha)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB prior) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN period))))) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ phonological) (NN evolution))))))))) (. .)))