Ironically enough, English evolved from Sanskrit. All the so-called Indo-European languages did. Some English words clearly have the same origins as their Hindi counterparts. For example:keithdalby wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 9:27 amI read somewhere that Sanskrit would be a better technical language because of how it was invented to convey technical religious ideas, but I've no time to learn Sanskrit now. Or English, for that matter.
Ma (mother) = maan (मां)
Father = pita (पिता -- 'p' and 'f' sounds are often interchangeable in languages)
This book makes a very interesting read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empires-Word-L ... 007118716/