Where does “มหาบัณฑิต” come from?

มหาบัณฑิต (Thai) comes from Thai บัณฑิต, from Pali paṇḍita, from Sanskrit पण्डित, from Sanskrit -इत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

มหาบัณฑิต (Thai): great scholar; prominent scholar; master: person...

Definitions

  1. great scholar; prominent scholar; master: person...

Ancestry of “มหาบัณฑิต”, step by step

มหาบัณฑิต traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บัณฑิต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบัณฑิตscholar; learned man; wise man; bachelor: person...
2Palipaṇḍitawise man
3Sanskritपण्डितlearned, wise, shrewd, clever, skilful in,...
4Sanskrit-इतforms adjectives from nouns: -ed, having, furnished with
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Thai มหา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมหาgrand; great; the ecclesiastical title given to a...
2Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
3Sanskritम॒हत्
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Sanskrit -इतEvery word from Sanskrit पण्डित
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