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List of English words of Sanskrit origin — This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meanings of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. NOTOC A; Aditya : from Sanskrit āditya , the Vedic sun god. [ … Wikipedia
Purana — ancient Sanskrit writings of a legendary character, 1690s, from Skt. puranah, lit. ancient, former, from pura formerly, before, cognate with Gk. paros before, pro before, O.E. FORE (Cf. fore) … Etymology dictionary
purana — [poo rä′nə] n. [Sans purāṇāḥ, lit., ancient, akin to puráḥ, before < IE base * per : see FORE] [often P ] any of a group of 18 Hindu epics dealing with creation, the gods, genealogy, etc. in fables, legends, and tales … English World dictionary
