Etymology

Sanskrit

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Today it means: A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त
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  1. Sanskrit · learned borrowing fromसं॒स्कृ॒त“perfected; prepared; constructed; refined”
  2. Hindustani · learned borrowing from
  3. English todaySanskrit

Learned borrowing from Hindustani संस्कृत (sanskŕt) / سَنْسْکْرِت (sanskrit), itself a learned borrowing from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá, “perfected; prepared; constructed; refined”). First use appears c. 1617 in the publications of Samuel Purchas.

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