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Word	Origins
a	First letter of all Indian languages It is also the first letter of euskara (Basque) and all western languages Basque people are the most ancient people of Europe. They live in the northern Pyrenees mountains between Spain and France.
a	First vowel of all Indian languages It is also the first vowel of most western languages.
a	-conjunction Russian *and*
a	-conjunction Russian *but*
a	-noun ending of female names Indian female names such as *Sita, Radha* etc. Russian female names like *Vera, Tatiana* end with a. English female names like *Barbara, Virginia* also end with a.
a	meaning ‘not’ Indian Sanskrit prefix a ‘not’. Eg. Sanskrit a ‘not’ + Sanskrit *himsa ‘violence’ = Sanskrit ahimsa* ‘non-violence’ Most western languages use prefix a likewise. Eg. English *apolitical* ‘not political’ Greek *amaathia* ‘ignorance’ (from Sanskrit a ‘not’ + Sanskrit *mathi* ‘thought‘)
a (number)	-noun Indian Sanskrit *eka* Indian Hindi/Urdu ek (pronounced as *ayk) Hebrew ekha*d
a (such)	-noun Indian Sanskrit *eka* Indian Hindi/Urdu ek (pronounced as *ayk) Hebrew ekha*d ka-zeh ‘such a’
aab	-noun Means ‘water’ in Indian Urdu Derives from Indian Sanskrit *apa* ‘water’ Indian Urdu *aab* and Arabic ab ‘water’ (Arabic has no p sound) Latin prefix ab- is used for liquids
Aaba	-noun Sumerian great salt sea, primeval waters Derives from Indian Sanskrit *apa* ‘water’ Indian Urdu *aab* and Arabic ab ‘water’(Arabic has no p sound) Latin prefix ab- is used for liquids
AAC	-noun A the great, son of king Can of Mexico Killed his brother Coh Likely origin of biblical story of Cain and Abel
aar	-noun Arabic ‘land measure’ Derives from Indian Tamil *ayr* ‘plough’
Aare	-noun river in Switzerland Derives from Indian Tamil *aarru* ‘river’
ab	-noun Means ‘water’ in Arabic Derives from Indian Sanskrit *apa* ‘water’ Indian Urdu *aab* and Arabic ab ‘water’(Arabic has no p sound) Latin prefix ab- is used for liquids
ab-	-prefix Latin prefix for liquids Derives from Indian Sanskrit *apa* ‘water’ Indian Urdu *aab* and Arabic ab ‘water’(Arabic has no p sound) Latin prefix ab- is used for liquids
Aba	-noun Mountain site of Jain cave temples in India It becomes Greek *Abu*, town famous for oracle of Greek god Apollo
abacus	-noun Spanish *abaco* English *abacus*
abandon	-verb transitive Indian Sanskrit prefix a ‘not’ *band* ‘bind ’, ‘tie’ a + *band* = *aband* ‘not tied’ d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this. Spanish *aband*onar French *aband*oner English *abandon* --- Spanish *desertar English desert*
abandonment	-noun Indian Sanskrit prefix a ‘not’ *band* ‘bind ’, ‘tie’ a + *band* = *aband* ‘not tied’ d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this Spanish *aband*ono English *aband*onment --- Spanish *desercion* English *desertion* --- Spanish *renunciacion* English *renunciation*
abase	-verb transitive Spanish *abas*tir English *abase* --- Spanish *degradar* English *degrade* --- Spanish *humiliar* English *humiliate*
abasement	-noun Spanish *degradacion* English *degradation* --- Spanish *humillacion* English *humiliation*
abate	-verb transitive Spanish *reducir* English *reduce*
abatement	-noun Spanish *mitigacion* English *mitigation* --- Spanish *reduccion* English *reduction* --- Spanish *supresion* English *suppression*
abbey	-noun Russian *abbatstvo* euskara (Basque) *abatetxe* French *abbaye* English *abbey* --- Turkish *manastir* *manastir* kilisesi *manastara* ait binalar English *monastery*
abbot	-noun Aramaic (language of Jesus Christ) ‘father’ Indian Urdu *abbu* ‘father’ French *abbe* euskara (Basque) *abata* English *abbott*
abbreviate	-verb transitive Indian Tamil *surukkam ‘abbreviation’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is surukk) Russian sokrashat* ‘abbreviate’ --- Spanish *abreviar* English *abbreviate* French *abreger*
abbreviate	-verb imperfect Indian Tamil *surukkam ‘abbreviation’(am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is surukk) Russian sokratit* ‘abbreviate’
abbreviation	-noun Indian Tamil *surukkam ‘abbreviation’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is surukk) Russian sokrashat* ‘abbreviate’ --- Russian *abbreviatoora* Spanish *abrevacion* French *abreviation* English *abbreviation* --- euskara (Basque) *kontrakzio* English *contraction* --- Spanish *condensacion* English *condensation*
ABC's	-noun Russian *alfavit* euskara (Basque) *alfabeta* *alfabeto* Spanish *alfabeto* English *alphabet*
Abdias	-noun Hebrew ‘servant of god’ Derives from Indian Urdu *abbu* ‘father’ Indian Sanskrit *daasah ‘servant’ (ah is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is daas) d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this Indian abbu* + Indian *daas* = Hebrew *Abdias*

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