Etymology

punditry

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Today it means: The state of being a pundit. Full definition →

English pundit ← Urdu پَنْڈِٹ (panḍiṭ) ← Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit)
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The story

  1. Sanskritपण्डा (paṇḍā)
  2. Sanskritपण्डित (paṇḍita)
  3. Hindiपंडित (paṇḍit)
  4. Urduپَنْڈِٹ (panḍiṭ)
  5. Englishpundit
  6. English todaypunditry

From pundit + -ry.

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