Where does “सरपंच” come from?
सरपंच (Hindi) comes from Hindi सर, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex — old.
सरपंच (Hindi): sarpanch
Definitions
- sarpanch
Ancestry of “सरपंच”, step by step
सरपंच traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi सर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सर | head |
| 2 | English | Sir | Alternative letter-case form of sir; The titular... |
| 3 | English | sire | A lord, master, or other person in authority,... |
| 4 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 5 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 7 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 8 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |