Where does “वामपंथी” come from?

वामपंथी (Hindi) comes from Hindi पंथी.

वामपंथी (Hindi): a leftist, left-winger

Definitions

  1. a leftist, left-winger

Ancestry of “वामपंथी”, step by step

वामपंथी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पंथी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपंथी

via Hindi वाम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवाम
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