Where does “پوهنتون” come from?

پوهنتون (Pashto) comes from Pashto پوهنه, from Pashto پوهه — wise, understanding, intelligent.

پوهنتون (Pashto): university

Definitions

  1. university

Ancestry of “پوهنتون”, step by step

پوهنتون traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pashto پوهنه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoپوهنهscience, knowledge
2Pashtoپوههwise, understanding, intelligent

via Pashto ـتون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoـتونa suffix added to nouns and adjectives to form nouns of location "the place of X"

Words derived from “پوهنتون”

Every word from Pashto پوهه →Every word from Pashto پوهنه →