Sanskrit to English words : English is a very popular language across the globe. There are many words in english and other foreign languages such as french, german, indonesian etc which have been derived from sanskrit language. The root words from sanskrit language are used in a lot of languages. Here we have collected some of the sanskrit words which have been used directly in english language.
Sanskrit words in English
Sanskrit words from Letter A
| English word | Sanskrit Origin word |
| Ambarella | अम्बरेल्ला |
| Aniline | नीली |
| Aryan | आर्य |
| Atoll | अन्तला |
| Aubergine | वातिगगम |
| Avatar | अवतार |
Sanskrit words from Letter B
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Buddha | बुद्ध |
| Brinjal | भण्टाकी |
| Bhakti | भक्ति |
| Bidi | बीड़ी |
| Bahuvrihi | बहुव्रीहि |
| Basmati | बासमती |
| Banyan | वणिज् |
| Bandana | बन्धन |
Sanskrit words from Letter C
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Crocus | कुङ्कुमं |
| Crimson | कृमिज |
| Cowrie | कपर्द |
| Copra | kharparah |
| Cot | खट्वा |
| Citipati | चिति पति |
| Chukker | चक्र |
| Chukar | चकोर |
| Chintz | chitra-s |
| Cheetah | चित्रस |
| Candy | khaṇḍakaḥ |
Sanskrit words from Letter D
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Dhal | दलह |
| Das | दास |
| Datura | धत्तुरह |
| Deodar | देवदारु |
| Deva | देव |
| Devi | देवी |
| Dharma | धर्म |
| Dhoti | धौती |
| Dinghy | द्रोणम |
Sanskrit words from Letter G
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Ganja | गञ्जा |
| Gharry | गर्त |
| Gondwana | गोण्ड |
| Guar | गॊपलि |
| Gunny | गोणी |
| Gurkha | गोरक्ष |
| Guru | गुरु |
Sanskrit words from Letter J
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Jackal | शृगालः |
| Jaggery | शर्करा |
| Juggernaut | जगन्नाथ |
| Jungle | जङ्गल |
| Jute | जुतास |
Sanskrit words from Letter K
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Karma | कर्म |
| Kedgeree | कृशर |
| Kermes | कृमिज |
| Krait | काराइट |
Sanskrit words from Letter L
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Lac | लाक्षा |
| Lacquer | लाक्षा |
| Langur | लंगुलम |
| Lilac | नील |
| Loot | लुण्टा |
Sanskrit words from Letter M
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Maharajah | महा राजन् |
| Maharani | महा रानी |
| Maharishi | महर्षि |
| Mahatma | महात्मा |
| Mahayana | महायान |
| Mahout | महामात्रह् |
| Mandala | मण्डल |
| Mandarin | मन्त्रिन् |
| Mantra | मन्त्र |
| Maya | माया |
| Moksha | मोक्ष |
| Mugger | मकर |
| Mung bean | मुग्दह् |
| Musk | मुस्कस् |
| Mynah | मदन |
Sanskrit words from Letter N
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Nainsook | नयनम्सुख् |
| Nard | नलदम् |
| Narghile | नारिकेलः |
| Nark | नक्र |
| Neem | निम्बः |
| Nilgai | नीलगौः |
| Nirvana | निर्वाण |
Sanskrit words from Letter R
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Raita | रजिकतिक्तक |
| Raj | राज्य |
| Rajah | राजन् |
| Ramtil | रामतिलः |
| Rani | राज्ञी |
| Rice | व्रीहिस् |
| Rupee | रूप्यकम् |
Sanskrit words from Letter S
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Saccharide | शर्करा |
| Sambal | सम्बार |
| Sambar | संभारह् |
| Sandalwood | चन्दनम् |
| Sapphire | शनिप्रिय |
| Sari | षाटी |
| Shampoo | चपयति |
| Shawl | सत्ल् |
| Singapore | सिंहपुरं |
| Sugar | शर्करा |
| Sunn | सन |
| Swami | स्वामी |
| Swastika | स्वस्तिक |
Sanskrit words from Letter T
| English word | Sanskrit origin word |
| Taka | तन्कह् |
| Talipot | तालपत्रम् |
| Tendu | तैन्दुक |
| Tutty | तुत्थं |
| Thug | स्थग |
| Til | तिल |
| Toddy | तल |
| Toon | तुन्नह् |
| Tope | स्तूप |
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