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- Saccharo-
- via Latin Saccharon and Greek σάκχαρον from Pali सक्खर sakkharā, ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा sarkarā.
- Sadhu
- ultimately from Sanskrit साधु sādhu meaning "good man."
- Samadhi
- from Sanskrit समाधि samadhi, which means "putting together".
- Sambal
- through Afrikaans, Malay, and Tamil சம்பல் campāl ultimately from Sanskrit सम्बार sambhārei.
- Sambar
- through Hindi ultimately from Sanskrit संभारह् śambarah, a kind of Asian deer.
- Samsara
- from Sanskrit संसार saṃ-sāra, which means "passing through".
- Sandal
- via Middle English sandell, Old French sandale, Medieval Latin sandalum, Medieval Greek σανδάλιον sandalion (diminutive of σάνδαλον sandalon) and Arabic and Persian صندل; perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit चन्दनम् candanam meaning "wood for burning incense;" this is the word sandalwood, not related to sandals which is a type of footwear.
- Sandhi
- ultimately from Sanskrit संधि samdhih, a wide variety of phonological processes.
- Sangha
- from Sanskrit संघ saṅgha, a community of Buddhist monks and nuns.
- Sanskrit
- from Sanskrit संस्कृतम् samskrtam "put together, well-formed".
- Sapphire
- via Old French saphir, Latin sapphirus and Greek σάπφειρος sappheiros from a Semitic tongue (c.f. Hebrew: ספיר sapir); possible ultimate origin in Sanskrit शनिप्रिय sanipriya which literally means "Sacred to Saturn (Shani)".
- Sari
- through Hindi साड़ी sari and Prakrit सदि sadi, finally from Sanskrit षाटी sati "garment".
- Satyagraha
- from Sanskrit सत्याग्रह satyagraha, which means "insisting on truth".
- Sattva
- from Sanskrit सत्त्व sattvah, which means "truth".
- Shaman
- through Russian шама́н from Tungus shaman, perhaps from Chinese 萨满 sha men, via Prakrit समन finally from Sanskrit श्रमण sramana-s "a Buddhist monk".
- Shampoo
- via Anglo-Indian shampoo and Hindi चाँपो champo probably from Sanskrit चपयति capayati, which means "kneads".
- Shawl
- from Persian شال shal, finally from Sanskrit सत्ल् satI, which means "a strip of cloth".
- Siddha
- from Sanskrit सिद्ध siddhah, which means "achieved, accomplished".
- Sikh
- through Hindi सिख sikh "a disciple", ultimately from Sanskrit शिक्षति siksati which means "studies".
- Singh
- via Hindi सिंह Singh finally from Sanskrit सिंहः simhah which means "a lion".
- Singapore
- via Malay Singapura ultimately from Sanskrit सिंहपुरं Simhapuram, literally "the lion city".
- Sinhala
- from Sanskrit सिंहल Simhala which means "Sri Lanka".
- Sinhalese
- from Sanskrit सिंहल simhala which means "of lions".
- Sri Lanka
- from Sanskrit: श्री लंका which means "venerable island."
- Stupa
- from Sanskrit स्तूपः stūpah which means "crown of the head".
- Sugar
- through Old French sucre, Italian zucchero, Medieval Latin succarum, Arabic: سكر sukkar and Persian: شکر shakar ultimately from Sanskrit शर्करा sharkara which means "ground or candied sugar" (originally "grit" or "gravel"), from proto-Dravidian.
- Sunn
- via Hindi: सुन्न ultimately from Sanskrit: सन sāna, a kind of Asian plant.
- Sutra
- from Sanskrit सूत्र sutram which means "a rule".
- Suttee
- through Hindi finally from Sanskrit सती sati, which means "an honorable woman".
- Swami
- through Hindi स्वामी swami ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामी svami, which means "a master".
- Swastika
- from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक svastika, which means "one associated with well-being, a lucky charm".
Read more about this topic: List Of English Words Of Sanskrit Origin