Where does “sarpanch” come from?
sarpanch (English) comes from Hindi सरपंच, from Hindi सर, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior — old.
sarpanch (English): The elected head of a panchayat in Bangladesh,...
Definitions
- The elected head of a panchayat in Bangladesh,...
Ancestry of “sarpanch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | सरपंच | sarpanch |
| 2 | Hindi | सर | head |
| 3 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 4 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 5 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 6 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 8 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 9 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |