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List of Spanish words of Indo Aryan origin

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This is a list of Spanish words that come from Indo-Aryan languages. It is further divided into words that come from Gujarati and Sanskrit). Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different language.

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Sanskrit

  • ajedrez
  • barandilla
  • bonzo= Buddhist monk: from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bonsō, from Chinese fanseng "Buddhist monk," from fan (earlier also pronounced bón) "a Buddhist," from Sanskrit brāhmanas "Brahmin," from brahmán- "priest, prayer" + Chinese seng "monk."
  • Buda
  • carambola
  • casimir
  • hindú
  • índigo
  • indo
  • jenjibre, jengibre
  • mandarín
  • mandarina
  • moscatel
  • naranja
  • naranjo
  • ópalo
  • palanquín
  • ponche
  • quermes
  • rupia
  • sándalo
  • sánscrito

    • Gujarati

  • tanque
  • bale (?)
  • pagar (?)

    • References

    List of Spanish words of Indo-Aryan origin Wikipedia
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