Sanskrit originates from the ancient Indo-Aryan language of the Vedic period (circa 1500 BCE), meaning "refined" or "cultured."
An ancient Indo-Aryan language of India, the classical language of Hinduism and the liturgical language of Buddhism and Jainism.
The term 'Sanskrit' comes from the Sanskrit word 'saṃskṛta', meaning 'refined' or 'well-formed'. It was used to denote the literary and scholarly language that was developed from the Vedic dialects, particularly in the context of religious and philosophical texts. Key roots: *sengʷʰ- (Proto-Indo-European: "to sing, to sound").