Where does “ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ” come from?
ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.
ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ (Punjabi): chief, head, president; chief
Definitions
- chief, head, president; chief
Ancestry of “ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रधान | chief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रधत्ते | to place before |