Where does “ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ” come from?

ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.

ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ (Punjabi): chief, head, president; chief

Definitions

  1. chief, head, president; chief

Ancestry of “ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रधानchief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;...
2Sanskritप्रधत्तेto place before
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