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Where does “sânscrito” come from?

sânscrito (Portuguese) comes from Sanskrit संस्कृत, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sânscrito (Portuguese): Sanskrit; relating to the Sanskrit language;...

Definitions

  1. Sanskrit; relating to the Sanskrit language;...

Ancestry of “sânscrito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसंस्कृतput together, constructed, well or completely...
2Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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