Where does “प्रधान” come from?

प्रधान (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.

प्रधान (Marathi): chief, main, principal

Definitions

  1. chief, main, principal

Ancestry of “प्रधान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiप्रधान—
2Sanskritप्रधानchief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;...
3Sanskritप्रधत्तेto place before
Every word from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते →Every word from Sanskrit प्रधान →Every word from Old Marathi प्रधान →