In Southeast Asia , languages such as Thai and Lao contain many loanwords from Sanskrit , as do Khmer .
Sanskrit was a language for religious purposes and for the political elite in parts of medieval era Southeast Asia , Central Asia and East Asia .
In Southeast Asia , languages such as Thai and Lao contain many loanwords from language , as do Khmer .
Sanskrit was a language for religious purposes and for the political elite in parts of medieval era Southeast Asia , Central Asia and East Asia .