English
Pradhan
Pradhan comes from Hindi प्रधान ‘chief, foremost, prime’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pro-dʰeh₁-nós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-dʰeh₁-nósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pradʰaHnásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रधान‘chief, foremost, most important’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formpradhān‘chief, foremost, prime’
- EnglishtodayPradhan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-dʰeh₁-nósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pradʰaHnásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रधान‘chief, foremost, most important’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formpradhān‘chief, foremost, prime’
- EnglishtodayPradhan
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pro-dʰeh₁-nós
Today it means
noun A surname from Hindi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pro-dʰeh₁-nós / Pradhan