Where does “Sanskrit” come from?
Sanskrit derives from Hindi संस्कृत, from Sanskrit संस्कृत, combining Sanskrit सम्- with Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-tó-s and sem-.
Sanskrit (English): A classical Indo-European language of South Asia,...
Definitions
- A classical Indo-European language of South Asia,...
Ancestry of “Sanskrit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | संस्कृत | perfect, refined |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संस्कृत | put together, constructed, well or completely... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “Sanskrit”