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Amrita

2 stages from Sanskrit to English.

Today it means In Hindu mythology, the nectar of immortality; by extension, anything considered spiritually life-giving.

Where does the word "amrita" come from? It comes from Sanskrit amrita, adopted directly into English (19th-20th c.).

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Sanskrit · ancient

"the nectar of immortality"

compound of 'not' and 'dead', meaning 'immortal, deathless'

English · 19th-20th c.

"a mythical nectar of immortality churned from the cosmic ocean"

adopted in English writing on Hindu mythology and philosophy

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