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English is a rich language, having largest vocabulary. How the English Language has derived this great wealth. Actually, many languages of the world have contributed to the kitty of Modern English. It will be interesting to see how the oldest surviving language and perhaps greatest language of the world, Sanskrit has contributed to the rich depository of English. In majority of cases, the words did not go to English, but through some other language after being modified in this process. To understand this journey, we have kept following sequence for each word- Original Sanskrit Word-Transitional Word in Latin(L) / Greek(G) / Arabic(A)- Final Word as being used in Modern English, after being derived Gau (meaning Cow) Bous (G) Cow Matr (meaning Mother) Mater (L) Mother Jan (meaning Generation) Genea (G) Gene Aksha (meaning Axis) Axon (G) Axis Navagatha (meaning Navigation) Navigationem (L) Navigation Sarpa (meaning Snake) Serpentem (L) Serpent Naas (means Nose) Nasus (L) Nose Anamika (means Anonymous) Anonymos (G) Anonymous Naama (means Name) Nomen (L) Name Manu (means First Human) ?? Man/Men/Human Ashta (meaning Eight) Octo (L) Eight Barbara (meaning Foreign) Barbaria (L) Barbarian Dhama (meaning House) Domus (L) Domicile Danta (meaning Teeth) Dentis (L) Dental Dwar (meaning Door) Doru Door Dasha (meaning Ten) Deca (G) Deca Madhyam (meaning Medium) Medium (L) Medium Kaal (meaning Time) Kalendae (L) Calendar Kri (meaning To Do) Creatus (L) Create Mishra (meaning Mix) Mixtus (L) Mix Ma (meaning Me/My) Me (L) Me Pithr (meaning Father) Pater (L) Father Bhrathr (meaning Brother) Phrater (G) Brother Loka (meaning Place) Locus (L) Locale Maha (meaning Great) Magnus (L) Mega Mala (meaning Dirt/Bad) Malus (L) Mal as in Malicious, Malnutrition, Malformed etc Makshikaa (meaning Bee) Musca (L) (Meaning Fly) Mosquito Mrta (meaning Dead) Mortis (L) Murder Na (meaning No) Ne No Nakta (meaning Night) Nocturnalis (L) Nocturnal Paad (meaning Foot) Pedis (L) Ped as in Pedestrial, Pedal etc Pancha (meaning Five) Pente (G) Penta, Five Parah (meaning Remote) Pera (G) Far Patha (meaning Path) Pathes (G) Path Raja / Raya (meaning King) Regalis (L) Royal Sama (meaning Similar) Similis (L) Similar Sapta (meaning Seven) Septum (L) Seven Sharkara (meaning Sugar) Succarum Sugar / Sucrose Smi (meaning Smile) Smilen (L) Smile SthaH (meaning Situated) Stare (L) (meaning To Stand) Stay Svaad (meaning Tasty) Suavis (L) Sweet Tha (meaning That) Talis (L) That Tva (meaning Thee) Dih Thee Vachas (meaning Speech) Vocem (L) Voice Vahaami (meaning Carry) Vehere (meaning to Carry) (L) Vehicle Vama / Vamati (meaning Vomit) Vomere (L) Vomit Vastr (meaning Cloth) Vestire (L) Vest Yauvana (meaning Youth) Juvenilis (L) Juvenile Narangi (meaning Orange) Naranj Orange Pippali (meaning Pepper) Piperi (G) Pepper Chandana (meaning Sandalwood) Santalon (G) Sandalwood Chandra (meaning Moon) Candela (L) (meaning light / torch) Candle Chatur (meaning Four) Quartus (L) Quarter Shunya (meaning Zero) Cipher (A) Zero a (prefix meaning .not. ex: gochara . agochara) a (L)(G) (prefix meaning .not.) a (prefix meaning .not. ex: theiest-atheist an (prefix meaning .not. ex: avashya . anavashya) un (L)(G) (prefix meaning .not.) un (prefix meaning .not. ex: do-undo Arjuna (meaning Charm of Silver) Argentinum (L) Argentinum . Scientific Name of Silver Nava (meaning New) Novus (L) Nova . New Kafa (meaning Mucus) Coughen Cough Mithya (meaning Lie) Mythos (G) Myth Thri (meaning Three) Treis (G) Three Mush (meaning Mouse) Mus (L) Mouse Maragadum (meaning Emerald) Smaragdus (L) Emerald Ghritam (meaning Ghee) ?? Ghee Srgalah (meaning Jackal) Shagal (Persian) Jackal Nila (meaning Dark Blue) Nilak (Persian) Lilac Srgalah Shagal (Persian) Jackal Man (Ma as in Malaysia) (meaning Mind) Mens (L) Mind Upalah (meaning Precious Stone) Opalus (L) Opal Vrihis (meaning Rice) Oriza (L) Rice Upalah (meaning Precious Stone) Opalus (L) Opal |
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Contribution of Sanskrit into Development of English
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