पुरोहित

Sanskrit

adjective
Definitions
  • placed in front, appointed, commissioned

Etymology

Compound from Sanskrit पुरस् (ahead, before, forward, in front) + Sanskrit हित (sent, placed)derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰey-

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