Where does “pundit” come from?
Pundit comes from Hindi पण्डित, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit स्पन्दित, originally meaning "vibrating" or "trembling."
pundit (English): An expert in a particular field, especially as...
Definitions
- An expert in a particular field, especially as...
Ancestry of “pundit”, 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 |