English Words that originated from Sanskrit

It’s well known that a lot of English words were taken from Greek/Latin. But the less known fact is that those Greek/Latin words originated from Sanskrit, the oldest language known to man. There is even a Wiki page for this for people who will debate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Sanskrit_origin

Find a list of such words here…

Cow – गाय, గోవు
Media – माध्यम, మధ్యం
Negative Energy – नकारात्मक ऊर्जा
Corner – कोण, కొనం
Youth – युवा, యువత
Prime – प्रथम, ప్రథమ
Heart – ह्रदय, హ్రుదయం
Hearty – हार्थिक, హార్థిక
Mouse – मूषक, మూషిక
Knowledge – ज्ञान, గ్యానం
Wisdom – विद्या, విద్య
View – व्यूह, వ్యుహం
Name – नाम, నామము
Condemn – खंडन, ఖందన
Myth – मिथ्या, మిథ్య
Through – द्वारा, ద్వార
Path – पथ, పథం
Door – द्वार, ద్వారము
Sensational – सनसनी
Inter – अंतर, అంతర
Cash – కాసు
Sporty – స్పూర్తి
Two – ద్వ (Sansrit)
Primary – प्रथम, ప్రథమ
Dentistry – दंतशास्त्र, దంతషాస్త్రం
Environment – पर्यावरण
Value – వెల or విలువ
Navy – Seemingly derived seemingly from नाव/నావ which means boat
Para as in Paratroopers – పర or పరా
Primary – परम, పరమ
Mega – महा, మహా
Star – सितारा, సితార
The end of English words ‘tion’ seems to have originated from Sanskrit. For instance, ‘tion’ in emotion sounds similar to आकर्षण or प्रदूषण
Attraction – आकर्षण, ఆకర్షన
Axis – अक्स
Geometry – గ్యమితీయ
Trigonometry – त्रिकोणमिति
Anonymous – अनामिका
Shampoo – चांपो
Paracas – प्रकाश (Paracas trident of Peru – Lightning God of Viracocha. Read evangalization on Wiki)

Words

Skip to toolbar