Where does “pendeta” come from?
pendeta (Indonesian) comes from Malay pendeta, from Javanese ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ, from Pali paṇḍita, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pendeta (Indonesian): priest
Definitions
- priest
Ancestry of “pendeta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | pendeta | wise person |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦥꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦠ | scholar |
| 3 | Pali | paṇḍita | wise man |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पण्डित | learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |