Where does “pandit” come from?
pandit (Romanian) comes from Romanian pândi, from Old Church Slavonic пѫдити, from Proto-Slavic pǫditi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pond-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pandit (Romanian): pandit
Definitions
- pandit
Ancestry of “pandit”, step by step
pandit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian pândi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pândi | to watch, lurk, wait for, lie in wait, lie in... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | пѫдити | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pǫditi | to chase |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pond-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via French pandit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pandit | pandit |