Word Origins

-noun

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

Arabic qaanoon ‘axiom’ derives from it.

-adjective

Russian aksiomaticheskiyo

English axiomatic

axis (zoology) noun

Spanish axis

French axe

English axis

noun

Gaelic aiseal

English axle

-noun

Persian azal ‘forever’

Indian Tamil ilai ‘leaf’

Persian azal + Indian ilai = English azalea

azure noun

Russian lazoor

English azure