Sanskrit Origins of English: Etymologies of English Words (sahib- Shelley) - Paperback

This book delves into the Sanskrit origins of over 7400 English words, from sahib to Shelley, in alphabetical order.

Examples of the Sanskrit origins of English words from this book:
said simple past and past participle of say. (S) जेह् (jēh) open the mouth + (S) अथ (atha) after this, certainly, thereupon

salamander a long, slender, lizard-like amphibian of Caudata order. It is named so because it is similar to a frog that has skin with patterned camouflage like that of a boa snake. (S) शयालु (śayālu) boa snake + (S) मण्ड (maṇḍa) frog + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain

salary 1. a fixed amount of money paid to a worker on a timely basis. The word is cognate with Middle English salarie, Anglo-Norman salarie, Old French salaire, Latin salārium, meaning "wages." (S) शील (śīla) natural or acquired way of living or acting, custom, practice + (S) री (rī) effecting, giving, possessing, acquiring 2. (obsolete) saline. (S) शैल (śaila) rocky, stony + (S) री (rī) effecting, giving, possessing, acquiring

saliva the liquid secreted from the mouth, which aids in lubricating, swallowing and digesting food. (S) च्यु (cyu) trickle, slide from + (S) लिह् (lih) cause to lick + (S) व (va) like, as

saltpetre potassium nitrate, or sodium nitrate. The name is cognate with Middle English saltpetre, Old French salpetre, Medieval Latin sāl petrae, meaning "salt of the rock," called so because it is found as an incrustation. (S) शैलाट (śailāṭa) crystal + (S) वृत्र (vṛtra) stone

sane mentally sound, rational, reasonable, sensible, healthy state of mind. The word is cognate with Latin sānus, meaning "healthy, sane." (S) स (sa) procuring, possession + (S) ज्ञ (jña) wise, intelligent, thinking soul

sapiens a human being, i.e., Homo sapiens. {(S) ष (ṣa) learned man/ (S) स (sa) knowledge} + (S) पी (pī) increase, grow, abound + (S) एना (ēnā) in this manner + (S) अस् (as) belong to, fall to the share of

Saturn 1. the sixth planet from the sun which has a large visible ring. The name is cognate with Old English S tern, Latin Sāturnus. Astrologically, the planet Saturn was attributed to cause slowness, delays and disappointments in life. 2. the God of fertility and agriculture in Roman mythology, equivalent to Kronos in Greek mythology. (S) शुठ् (śuṭh) be dull or slow + (S) अर्हण (arhaṇa) meriting, deserving, having a claim to

semidwarf a small plant which is a little bigger than a dwarf plant. (S) सामि (sāmi) half + (S) देह (dēha) body, form, appearance + (S) अर्भ (arbha) small, little, child

serum 1. a translucent yellowish liquid released by separating blood's solid and liquid components. 2. whey, or the watery portion of some animal fluids such as blood or milk. ■ The word is cognate with Latin serum, meaning "whey." (S) क्षीरम् (kṣīram) milk

sesame an herb that produces oval seeds from which edible oil is extracted. The plant is named so because of the plant's erect and symmetrical structure. (S) सुसम (susama) well-proportioned