Where does “पंडित” come from?
पंडित (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
पंडित (Hindi): learned, wise; shrewd, clever; skillful in,...
Definitions
- learned, wise; shrewd, clever; skillful in,...
Ancestry of “पंडित”, step by step
पंडित traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit पण्डित
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पण्डित | learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Urdu پَنْڈِٹ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | پَنْڈِٹ | — |