Where does “ollphanda” come from?
ollphanda (Irish) comes from Irish panda, from English panda, from Hindi पंडा, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
ollphanda (Irish): giant panda
Definitions
- giant panda
Ancestry of “ollphanda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | panda | panda |
| 2 | English | panda | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail |
| 3 | Hindi | पंडा | a brahmin superintending as a hereditary function a place of pilgrimage |
| 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 |