English
Sanket
Sanket comes from Sanskrit संकेत ‘intimation, hint, allusion, preconcerted sign…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *kétas ‘desire’.
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*kétas‘desire’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकेत‘mark, sign’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसंकेतsaṃketa‘intimation, hint, allusion, preconcerted sign or signal or gesture’
- EnglishtodaySanket
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*kétas‘desire’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकेत‘mark, sign’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEसंकेतsaṃketa‘intimation, hint, allusion, preconcerted sign or signal or gesture’
- EnglishtodaySanket
Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kétas
Today it means
name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *kétas / Sanket