Where does “paṇḍita” come from?

paṇḍita (Pali) comes from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

paṇḍita (Pali): wise man

Definitions

wise man

Ancestry of “paṇḍita”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	पण्डित	learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,...
2	Sanskrit	-इत	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	-tás	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “paṇḍita”

บัณฑิต
เนติบัณฑิต
มหาบัณฑิต
ดุษฎีบัณฑิต

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