Where does “sanskrit” come from?

sanskrit (French) comes from Hindi संस्कृत, from Sanskrit संस्कृत, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sanskrit (French): the Sanskrit language

Definitions

  1. the Sanskrit language

Ancestry of “sanskrit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसंस्कृतperfect, refined
2Sanskritसंस्कृतput together, constructed, well or completely...
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit संस्कृत →