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Russian is not directly based on Sanskrit
, but both belong to the same Indo-European language family,
sharing a common prehistoric ancestor known as Proto-Indo-European.
While not a direct descendant, Russian (a Balto-Slavic language) shares
significant, ancient phonetic, grammatical, and vocabulary similarities
with Sanskrit due to this deep, shared ancestry.Key Connections and Differences:
- Common Ancestry: Both languages evolved from a common root (Proto-Indo-European), rather than one descending from the other.
- Similarities: Researchers have noted similarities in vocabulary (e.g., words for family or natural elements), grammatical structure (inflectional systems), and the "Satem" linguistic grouping.
- Differences: Sanskrit is an Indo-Aryan language (branching East), while Russian is a Slavic language (branching North/West). They are considered, in some theories, to be distantly related or "cousin" languages.
- Cultural Theory: Some researchers, such as W.R. Rishi, have argued that the similarity is so profound that speakers of ancient Sanskrit and Slavic lived closely together in the distant past.
While
they share a deep linguistic bond, classifying Russian as
"Sanskrit-based" is inaccurate; "genetically related" is the appropriate
linguistic term.
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