Where does “pradhan” come from?

pradhan (English) comes from Hindi प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.

pradhan (English): An official in parts of India, equivalent to...

Definitions

  1. An official in parts of India, equivalent to...

Ancestry of “pradhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiप्रधानchief, foremost, prime; pre-eminent; better,...
2Sanskritप्रधानchief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;...
3Sanskritप्रधत्तेto place before
Every word from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते →Every word from Sanskrit प्रधान →Every word from Hindi प्रधान →