pundit
PUHN-dit · noun
Origin
English borrowed "pundit" from Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit) or Urdu پنڈت (panḍit), which trace back to Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita), meaning scholar, learned man, teacher, or philosopher.
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Related words
"Pundit" is a doublet of "pandit" — the two English words descend from the very same Sanskrit source, पण्डित (paṇḍita), just borrowed at different times or through different routes.