Given name & surname

Pandit

Pandit is a surname from Hindi.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Pandit comes from Hindi.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hindi पंडित.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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