Where does “पण्डित” come from?

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

पण्डित (Hindi): Alternative spelling of पंडित

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of पंडित

Ancestry of “पण्डित”, 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 “पण्डित”

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