Where does “पंडा” come from?

पंडा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “पंडा”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	पण्डित	learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,...
2	Sanskrit	-इत	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	-tás	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

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