Sanskritism

Sanskritism

Sanskritism is a term used to indicate words that are coined out of Sanskrit for modern usage in India, Sri Lanka and elsewhere or neologisms. These terms are similar in nature to taxon terms coined from Latin and Greek

References

* [http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/01/26/fea15.html Influence of Sanskritisms in Sinhala]


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