Where does “sanskrit” come from?
sanskrit (Finnish) comes from English Sanskrit, from Hindi संस्कृत, from Sanskrit संस्कृत, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sanskrit (Finnish): the Sanskrit language
Definitions
- the Sanskrit language
Ancestry of “sanskrit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sanskrit | A classical Indo-European language of South Asia,... |
| 2 | Hindi | संस्कृत | perfect, refined |
| 3 | Sanskrit | संस्कृत | put together, constructed, well or completely... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |