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 haṃsa 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. Lupta 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.

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