List of Spanish words of Indo-Aryan origin

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.

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
• viajar

Gujarati

• tanque
• bale (?)
• pagar (?)

See also

• Linguistic history of Spanish
• List of English words of Spanish origin

References

• "Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española" by Guido Gómez de Silva (ISBN 968-16-2812-8)