Where does “pandayan” come from?
pandayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog panday, from Malay pandai, from Old Javanese paṇḍe, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
pandayan (Tagalog): blacksmith's shop; forge
Ancestry of “pandayan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | panday | swordmaker; blacksmith |
| 2 | Malay | pandai | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | paṇḍe | — |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀧𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀅 | a wise man |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पण्डित | learned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | -इत | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |