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Word	Origins
benzine	-noun Spanish *bencina* English *benzine*
berth (cabin)	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* ‘room’ Spanish *camarote* ‘berth’
berth (ship)	-noun Indian Tami *mayththaa* ‘mattress’ Hebrew *meetat* at ‘berth’
bestial	-adjective Spanish *bestial* English *bestial*
bestiality	-noun Spanish *bestialidad* English *bestiality*
betrayer	-noun euskara(Basque) *traidore* English *traitor*
better	-adjective Persian *behtar* English *better* (Persian h sound dropped)
between	-preposition Indian Sanskrit *madhya* ‘middle’ d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this Spanish en medio* de* ‘between’
beverage	-noun Indian Tamil *edu* ‘take’ euskara (Basque) *edari* ‘beverage’
bewilderment	-noun Indian Tamil *mayakkam Greek mayik*os
bias	-adjective Indian Urdu *zahar* ‘poison’ euskara (Basque) *zehar* ‘bias’ *zeharkako* ‘bias’
bias	-adverb Spanish *bies* English *bias* --- Indian Urdu *zahar* ‘poison’ euskara (Basque) *zehar*ka
Bible	-noun Georgian (Kartuli ena) *Biblia. Spanish Biblia* French *bible* English *Bible*
biblical	-adjective Spanish *biblico* English *biblical*
bibliography	-noun Spanish *bibliografia* French *bibliographie* English *bibliography*
bicarbonate	-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu do ‘two’ d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this. Hebrew *doo-karbonat* singular ‘bicarbonate’ --- Spanish *bicarbonato* English *bicarbonate*
biceps	-noun Spanish *biceps* French *biceps* English *biceps*
bicycle	-noun Indian *rathah ‘wheel’ (ah is just a suffix for nouns. The basic word is rath) Gaelic roth*air ‘bicycle’ --- Georgian (Kartuli ena) *velosip‘edi. Russian velosiped* French *velo* --- Spanish *bicicleta* French *bicyclette* English *bicycle*
bicyclist	-noun Spanish *biciclista* English *bicyclist*
bidet	-noun Spanish *bide* English *bidet*
biennial	-adjective Spanish *bienal* English *biennial*
bifocal	-noun Spanish *bifocal* English *bifocal*
bifurcate	-verb intransitive, verb transitive Spanish *bifurcar* English *bifurcate*
big	-adjective Indian Kannada *dodda* d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this. Georgian (Kartuli ena) *didi. --- French grand* English *grand* --- French *gros* English *gross*
bigamist	-noun Spanish *bigamo* English *bigamist*
bigot	-noun Spanish *fanatico* English *fanatic*
bigotry	-noun Indian Tamil *bagai ‘hate’ Arabic bugd* ‘hate’ German die Bigotterie English *bigotry*
bike	-noun Georgian (Kartuli ena) *velosip‘edi. Russian velosiped* French *velo*
bikini	-adjective Russian *bikinis* Spanish *bikini* French *bikini* English *bikini*
bilingual	-adjective Spanish *bilingue* English *bilingual*

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