List of English words of Sanskrit origin
This is a list of
English words of
Sanskrit origin. The meanings of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed.
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AvatarAxis : from Aksha;
BandanaBrother : From sanskrit "Braatha";
CashmereCandy : from "khanda" via Arabic "qandi";
Cash : From "krasha" to french "caasha" and "caasa"
Cheetah;
Cow : From "Gau" and telugu "Gou" and hindi "Gai"
Father : From "Pitha" to "fither" then to "father";
Guru : Expert / Teacher
Himalayan : Humungous, massive; as in "Himalayan blunder";
I am : From "Aaham" meaning "i am", "me"
Jungle;
Juggernaut : a large moving object; "inexorable". Derived from
JagannAth (Rath yatra).
Jute;
KarmaLoot;
MandalaMantra : Constant refrain, commonly repeated word or phrase;
MongooseMother : From sanskrit "Maatha";
MuskNavigation : From "Navagathi" and "Navagat";
Orange Palanquin;
Punch : the drink
Pundit : Subject expert, know-it-all. ;
RajSuttee;
Sine : This has an interesting path.
Aryabhata's sanskrit word
jya was translated, though proximity of sound, into Arabic
jiba (A bay or a cove in Arabic), and ultimately into the Latin word
sinus (literally meaning a bay or a cove), from which the modern term
sine is derived. (Source: "The Argumentative Indian" by
Amartya Sen)
Sugar : From Sharkara;
YogaZen : From dhyana (meditation), which became ch`an in Chinese and then zen
See also: Indian English,
Lists of English words of international origin
