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

  1. An expert in a particular field, especially as...

Ancestry of “pundit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपंडितlearned, wise; shrewd, clever; skillful in,...
2Sanskritपण्डितlearned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,...
3Sanskrit-इतforms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “pundit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Sanskrit -इतEvery word from Sanskrit पण्डित