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Where does “प्रधान” come from?

प्रधान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.

प्रधान (Hindi): chief, foremost, prime; pre-eminent; better,...

Definitions

  1. chief, foremost, prime; pre-eminent; better,...

Ancestry of “प्रधान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रधानchief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;...
2Sanskritप्रधत्तेto place before

Words derived from “प्रधान”

  • प्रधानाचार्य
  • प्रधानता
  • प्रधान मंत्री
  • प्रधानाध्यापक
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