Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /ˈsanskrɪt/
Definition of Sanskrit
noun
Sanskrit was spoken in India roughly 1200–400 bc, and continues in use as a language of religion and scholarship. It is written from left to right in the Devanagari script. The suggestion by Sir William Jones (1746–94) of its common origin with Latin and Greek was a major advance in the development of historical linguistics
adjective
Derivatives
Origin:
from Sanskrit saṃskṛta 'composed, elaborated', from saṃ 'together' + kṛ 'make' + the past participle ending -ta
