Top 10 Popular English words derived from sanskrit
English words | Sanskrit equivalent | Comments |
Virus | विष (Vish) | Virus word is from the Latin virus referring to poison and other noxious substance. Vish is also translated as poison. |
Vehicle,VolksWagan | वाहन (Vahan) | Vahan is a sankrit word which means vehicle. One also needs to analyze the similarities between Wagan (VolksWagan) and Vahan. |
Gene | जन (Jan) | Gene means generation,race so is the meaning of Jan |
Vision/Video | वेद (Vid/Veda) | Vid means "percieve, observe" akin to veda (to see, to know) |
Name | नाम (Naama) | no comments. As one need no explanation how on naama became name. |
Calendar | काल (Kaal) | Kaal means time.Calendar derived from Old French calendier, from Late Latin kalend rium meaning a schedule of events. |
Mind | मन/मानस (man/manas) | manas in sanskrit means mind. |
sweet | स्वाद (svad) | svad means taste |
serpent/snake | साँप (sarpa) | Serpent means limbless reptile. sarpati "creeps," sarpah "serpent;" |
Mouse | मूस (Mush) | Mouse is derived from latin mus.The scientific name of house mouse is Mus musculus |