Where does “pandit” come from?
pandit (English) comes from Hindi पंडित, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pandit (English): An honorary title for a learned man or scholar
Definitions
- An honorary title for a learned man or scholar
Ancestry of “pandit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पंडित | learned, wise; shrewd, clever; skillful in,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पण्डित | learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |