Word Origins

-noun

Indian Sanskrit band means ‘tie’, ‘bond’.

German der Bindfaden derives from it.

-number

Indian Sanskrit word for it is dwa.

d  is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

Russian dva, dve derive from it.

Polish dwa also derives from it.

Latin duo also derives from it.

Latin duos ( 2 on a dice table) also derives from it.

Greek dio also derives from it.

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Indian Hindi/Urdu word for it is do.

d  is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.

Gaelic da derives from it.

-adjective

Indian Kannada chikka means ‘little’, ‘small’

euskara (Basque) txiki (pronounced as chiki) ‘little’, ‘small’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Hindi/Urdu word for it is thoofaan.

Greek tifon derives from it.

          tifonos also derives from it.

English typhoon also derives from it.

Chinese tai-feng also derives from it.

-noun

Indian Hindi/Urdu aakhir means ‘end’, ‘final’, ‘last’.

Arabic aakir ‘ultimate’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Tamil word is  maaman.

an is just a suffix for masculine nouns. The basic word is maama.

Indian Hindi maama derives from it.

-Indian Urdu oopar means ‘above’.

Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar means ’above’, ‘higher’ etc.

English up derives from it (r sound dropped).

Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar means ’above’, ‘higher’ etc.

English upper derives from it.

Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar means ’above’, ‘higher’ etc.

English uppermost derives from it.

Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar means ’above’, ‘higher’ etc.

English upscale derives from it (r sound dropped)

-noun

Indian Hindi/Urdu aakhir means ‘end’, ‘final’, ‘last’.

Arabic aakir ‘utmost’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Sanskrit sthaan means ‘place’.

Uzbekistan ‘land of the Uzbeks’ derives from it.

-adjective

Indian Sanskrit vinaa means ‘without’

English vain derives from it.

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’

German der Kammerdiener ‘valet’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

Spanish camarero (pronounced as kamarero) ‘valet’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

German der Kammerbediente(r) ‘valet de chambre’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

-adjective

Indian Tamil vali means ‘strength’.

English valiant derives from it.

Indian Tamil veeran means ‘brave man’ an is just a masculine suffix.

Indian Sanskrit veerah means ‘brave man’ ah is just a suffix for nouns.

Indian Tamil veer means ‘valiant’

This example is given to show that there is very little difference between northern and southern languages of India.

-adjective

Indian Urdu qaanoon means ‘law’, ‘rule’.

Arabic qaanoonee ‘valid’ derives from it.

-adjective

Indian Tamil vilai means ‘value’. ai is just a suffix.

English valuable derives from it.

-noun

Indian Tamil vilai means ‘value’. ai is just a suffix.

-adjective

Indian Tamil vilai means ‘value’. ai is just a suffix.

-noun

Indian Tamil vampi means ‘vile woman’.

-noun

Indian Tamil vampi means ‘vile woman’.

-noun

Indian Tamil vampi means ‘vile woman’.

-noun

Indian Tamil vampi means ‘vile woman’.

-noun

Emptiness

Indian Sanskrit vinaa means ‘without’

English vanity derives from it.

-noun

Indian Manu was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi.

euskara (Basque) manupeko  ‘vassal’ derives from it.

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is karri.

Arabic karri derives from it

Gaelic karri also derives from it.