The word "rook" comes from Sanskrit and means "chariot".
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Sanskrit
/ˈsænskɹɪt/
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Samsara is a Sanskrit word that means “the ever turning wheel of life”.
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A daughter language descends from another language - for example, Hindi is a daughter language of Sanskrit.
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Indians know their country by many names: "Bharat" from Sanskrit, "Hindustan" from Persian and "India" from English.
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