Where does “បណ្ឌិត” come from?
បណ្ឌិត (Khmer) comes 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.
បណ្ឌិត (Khmer): a person who holds a doctor's degree; doctor
Definitions
- a person who holds a doctor's degree; doctor
Ancestry of “បណ្ឌិត”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | paṇḍita | wise man |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पण्डित | learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -इत | forms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |