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    Sanskrit ( / ˈsænskrɪt /, attributively संस्कृत-, saṃskṛta-, nominally संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam) is a classical language of South Asia belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age.
    Early form: Vedic Sanskrit
    Language family: Indo-European, Indo-IranianIndo-AryanSanskrit
    Official language in: India
    Region: South Asia (ancient and medieval), parts of Southeast Asia (medieval)
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    Is Sanskrit the first language?
    Someone will often say confidently, “Sanskrit is the oldest language in the world.” Though Sanskrit is very old. It is not the oldest language. One of the oldest forms of written language is called Cuneiform. The word Cuneiform means wedge shaped. It was created by the Sumerians in 4000 B.C.
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    Where is Sanskrit spoken in the world?
    Sanskrit is the classical language of India and holds the title of the oldest known culture among the Asian world’s 22 languages. Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism use it as their liturgical language.
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    Is Sanskrit still spoken?
    Yes, sanskrit is still spoken. People in Mattur a village in Karnataka,India use Sanskrit as a way of communication. Here is the wikipedia link : Mattur - Wikipedia. I came to the U.S to pursue my Masters recently. I know children and adults from the Indian heritage who take Sanskrit classes every weekend, here in the U.S. The devotedly do their homeworks.
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  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit

    WebAccording to Sanskrit linguist professor Madhav Deshpande, Sanskrit was a spoken language in a colloquial form by the mid-1st millennium BCE which coexisted with a more …

  4. Sanskrit language | Origin, History, & Facts | Britannica

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    WebRead a brief summary of this topic. Sanskrit language, (from Sanskrit saṃskṛta, “adorned, cultivated, purified”), an Old Indo-Aryan language in which the most ancient documents …

    What is classical Sanskrit?
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  5. https://www.quora.com/Where-did-Sanskrit-originate-from

    WebSanskrit originates from Proto-Indo-Iranian, which itself traces its origin to Proto-Indo-European, the ancestor of languages spoken in a huge area stretching from Iceland …

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    WebThe oldest antecessor of Sanskrit is found in Anatolia (today's Turkey and Northern Iraq) in the Mitanni kingdom. While the language used in correspondence and archives was …

  7. https://fastracklanguages.com/sanskrit-language-origin-history-facts

    WebThe Sanskrit language can be called the world’s oldest language. It dates back to nearly 5000 years. This language belongs to the South Asian region, inculcated by the Indo …

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    WebAs one of the first languages known to humankind, Sanskrit can be traced back thousands of years, Sanskrit’s geographical influence is seen in India, South Asia, South east Asia, …

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    WebAmazingly, Rigvedic Sanskrit was first recorded in inscriptions found not on the plains of India but in in what is now northern Syria. Between 1500 and 1350 BC, a dynasty called …

  10. Where did Sanskrit come from? | Open Pathshala

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  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

    WebIt was derived from the Sanskrit term (Devanagari स्वस्तिक), which transliterates to svastika under the commonly used IAST transliteration system, but is pronounced closer …

  12. This animated map shows how Sanskrit may have come to India

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    WebJun 11, 2015 · An alternative hypothesis claims that the Proto-Indo-Europeans spread from Anatolia in modern-day Turkey. The latter hypothesis was recently backed up by a …

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