Where does “赤パンダ” come from?
赤パンダ (Japanese) comes from Japanese パンダ, 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.
赤パンダ (Japanese): a red panda
Definitions
- a red panda
Ancestry of “赤パンダ”, step by step
赤パンダ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese パンダ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | パンダ | a 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 |
via Japanese 赤
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 赤 | red; communism, socialism; a communist |