Easy Podcast - The influence of Sanskrit in everyday Spanish vocabulary - Easy Español

About this episode

This episode explores the influence of Sanskrit on everyday Spanish vocabulary.

The Spanish language is the fascinating and always-changing result of hundreds of years of peoples, cultures and languages coming together. Sanskrit , the ancient classic language of India, is one such influence. From Sanskrit the Spanish language has indirectly adopted words like 'naranja', 'ajedrez' or 'azúcar' and directly embraced words like 'avatar', 'nirvana' or 'mantra'. Click play to hear how this ancestral language became a part of our everyday Spanish conversations!

People in this episode

Host: Easy Español

Topics covered

• Sanskrit influence
• Spanish vocabulary
• language evolution
• cultural exchange
• everyday language

Keywords

• Sanskrit
• Spanish language
• vocabulary
• cultural influence
• language history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Easy Podcast, Sanskrit, naranja, ajedrez, azúcar, avatar, nirvana, mantra

Places: India

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