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.

पंडा (Hindi): a brahmin superintending as a hereditary function a place of pilgrimage

Definitions

  1. a brahmin superintending as a hereditary function a place of pilgrimage

Ancestry of “पंडा”, step by step

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

Words derived from “पंडा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -इत →Every word from Sanskrit पण्डित →