Where does “paṇḍe” come from?

paṇḍe (Kawi) comes from Prakrit paṁḍia, from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः.

Ancestry of “paṇḍe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakritpaṁḍia—
2Sanskritपाण्ड्यः—

Words derived from “paṇḍe”

Every word from Sanskrit पाण्ड्यः →Every word from Prakrit paṁḍia →
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