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Sadhu

2 stages from Sanskrit to English.

Today it means A Hindu religious ascetic or holy man who has renounced worldly life.

Where does the word "sadhu" come from? It comes from Sanskrit sadhu, adopted directly into English (1835).

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Stage 1 of 2
sadhu
Sanskrit · ancient
"good; a holy man"
meant 'good, virtuous', from a root meaning 'to accomplish'
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Stage 2 of 2
sadhu
English · 1835
"a Hindu religious ascetic or holy man"
adopted for a Hindu ascetic or holy man
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