Word Origins
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| time |
-noun
Indian Urdu word for it is zamaanah.
Ladino zaman derives
from it. |
| to ask |
-verb
Indian Tamil paychu means ‘speak’.
Indian Hindi poochnaa means ‘to ask’.
This example is given here to show that there is very little difference
between northern and southern languages of India. |
| to purify |
-verb
Indian Sanskrit Agni is
god of fire.
Fire is considered as the
ultimate purifier in India. |
| toilet |
-noun
Indian
Kannada word for it is kakkas.
Japanese
koaka derives from it.
Arabic
mishkaka means ‘public toilet’.
euskara
(Basque) kakategi also
derives from it.
Indian
Urdu otaaq means ‘apartment’. Georgian(Kartuli ena) otaki ‘room’
derives from it.
Georgia
was a state of the former Russian union USSR. |
| token |
-noun
Georgian (Kartuli ena) word for it is zhet’oni.
Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR. |
| toki |
-noun
Indian Urdu otaaq means ‘apartment’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) otakhi ‘room’ derives from it.
Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR. |
| toki |
-noun
Indian Urdu otaaq means ‘apartment’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) otakhi ‘room’ derives from it.
Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR. |
| tooth |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit word for it
is danthah. |
| torrent |
-noun
Indian Tamil aarru means
‘river’.
Ladino arroyo ‘torrent’
derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe. |
| toupee |
-noun
Indian Hindi word for it is topi
(pronounced as toapee). |
| town |
-noun
Indian Tamil palh’lhi means
‘village’.
Greek polis ‘town’
derives from it.
poleos ‘town’
also derives from it.
lh is our symbol for one of the two cerebral sounds
unique to Indian languages. Try to pronounce l with your tongue touching
the roof of your mouth, not back of your teeth. |
| town square |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu maidaan
‘large open field’
Ladino meydaan ‘town
square’ derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe.
Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic)
derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ’travel’.
d is our
symbol for soft d sound as in this. |
| track |
-noun
Indian Hindi raasthaa means
‘road’
euskara (Basque) arrasto
‘track’ derives from it.
|
| trade |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit kr means
‘create’, ‘do’.
Indian Hindi kar means
‘do’
Arabic kaar ‘trade’
derives from above Indian words. |
| tre-foil |
-adjective
Description of leaf with three leaflets
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English tre-foil derives from it. |
| tre-foil |
-noun
leaf with three leaflets
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English tre-foil derives from it. |
| treble |
-adjective
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English treble derives from it. |
| treble |
-verb
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English treble derives from it. |
| trebled |
-verb
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English trebled derives from it. |
| trebling |
-verb
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English trebling derives from it. |
| triad |
-noun
Group of three
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘. |
| triangle |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
Indian Tamil/Sanskrit/Hindi anguli ‘finger’
English triangle derives from above Indian words. |
| triangular |
-adjective
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
Indian Tamil/Sanskrit/Hindi anguli ‘finger’
English triangular derives from above Indian
words. |
| triangularly |
-adverb
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
Indian Tamil/Sanskrit/Hindi anguli ‘finger’
English triangularly derives from above Indian
words. |
| triangulate |
-verb
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
Indian Tamil/Sanskrit/Hindi anguli ‘finger’
English triangulate derives from above Indian
words. |
| triangulation |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
Indian Tamil/Sanskrit/Hindi anguli ‘finger’
English triangulation derives from above Indian
words. |
| triathlon |
-noun
Sporting term involving three events
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English triathlon derives from it. |
| triceps |
-noun
Human anatomy involving muscles
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English triceps derives from it. |
| triceratops |
-noun
Dinosaur with three horns
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English triceratops derives from it. |
| tricolor |
-noun
Human anatomy involving muscles
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘.
English tricolor derives from it. |
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