Where does “Sanskerta” come from?
Sanskerta (Indonesian) comes from Sanskrit संस्कृत, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Sanskerta (Indonesian): Sanskrit
Ancestry of “Sanskerta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | संस्कृत | put together, constructed, well or completely... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |