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Mahavir
20th December 2011, 06:17 PM
There are many words in Sanskrit which are similar to Latin, Russian, Greek, English and other European language. We can find Similarities in pronunciation and similarity in meanings. One of the great examples is the Word 'Maatru' for Mother in English, Mater in Latin, Mere in French, Mutter in German and Madre in Spanish.On the other hand the Sanskrit word for Father is Pitru/ Pitar. The European equivalents for this word are Pater in Latin, Father in English, Padre in Spanish, Vater (pronounced Fater) in German. These two words are the basic and ancient words as the child learns it as his first and second word to speak and they are being used for thousands of years.

This suggests that the origin of Sanskrit language is in Europe.
http://jainismus.hubpages.com/hub/European-Origin-of-Sanskrit-Language