tatsama
tatsamaLiterally 'same as that'. A Sanskrit word taken over into another Indian language unchanged in form. Contrasted with tadbhava. The pair describes borrowing, which is a different relationship from descent.
Where this term appears
- Is Sanskrit the mother of all languages? Journal
Sanskrit vocabulary sits inside Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam as tatsama , words taken over unchanged, and tadbhava , words assimilated to the borrowing language's sound patterns.
- Who was allowed to learn Sanskrit? Journal
Its vocabulary settled into Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam as tatsama , words taken over unchanged, and tadbhava , words assimilated to the borrowing language's sound patterns.