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The Mongolian language incorporated a significant number of Buddhist loanwords from four primary languages: Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, and Uyghur.12
These borrowings were largely facilitated by the translation of Buddhistic literature and scriptural texts, particularly during the Classical period of the Mongolian language (17th and early 18th centuries). The influx of these terms included not only technical religious vocabulary but also personal names and various astronomical and calendrical terms.2