German airline Lufthansa derives its name from Sanskrit words lupta लुप्त and haṃsa हंस
German airline Lufthansa derives its name from Sanskrit words lupta लुप्त and ha ṃ sa हंस The Sanskrit word lupta लुप्त in the sense of highly elevated/disappeared became Middle English lofte (air, sky, upper region), Old English loft / lyft , Old Norse lopt (upper chamber, attic), Proto Germanic luftuz (air / sky) , Scots lift , Dutch lucht (air), German Luft (air), and English lift , loft and aloft . L upta लुप्त combined with haṃsa हंस ( a swan ) is the name of German airline Lufthansa. In all these words, the sound change taking place is pa to fa .