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Word	Origins
counselor of the exchequer	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’. German der Kammerrat ‘counselor to the exchequer’ derives from it.
country	-noun Indian Tamil *tharrai means ‘earth’. ai is just a neuter suffix. Spanish tierra* ‘country’ derives from it. Gaelic *tir* ’country’ also derives from it.
country house	-noun Indian Hindi *vilas* means ‘large house’. Arabic *villaa* ‘country house derives from it. English *villa* also derives from it.
covenant (religion)	-noun Indian Sanskrit *band* mean ‘bond’, ‘tie’. German der Bund derives from it.
cover	-noun Indian Tamil *kapaalam means ‘skull’. Greek kapali* ‘cover’ derives from it
crayon	-noun Indian Urdu *qalam* means ‘pen’ Arabic *qalam* ‘crayon’ derives from it.
credible	-adjective Indian Urdu *amin* means ‘trustworthy’. Hebrew *ameen* ‘credible’ derives from it
cripple	-noun Indian Tamil *kuroopi* means ‘deformed’. Gaelic *criop*lach ‘cripple’ derives from it. English *cripp*le also derives from it
cross (Christian cross)	Christian cross -noun Indian *trishool* means ‘trident’, weapon of Lord Shiva. Romany (language of European gypsies) *treshul* ‘Christian cross’ derives from it.
crow	-noun Indian Tamil word for it is *kaakkai. ai is just a suffix. Indian Sanskrit word is kaak*ah. ah is just a suffix for nouns. This example is given here to show that there is very little difference between northern and southern languages of India.
crown	-noun Indian Tamil word for it is *kireetam. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. Indian Sanskrit word is kireetam. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. Hebrew keter* derives from above Indian words.
cuckoo	-noun Indian Tamil word for it is *kuyil. Indian Hindi word is koayal*. This example is given here to show that there is very little difference between northern and southern languages of India.
Cucurbita indica	-noun Indian gourd, a variety of pumpkin Latin name for it is Cucurbita indica. Latin *indica* means ‘Indian’.
cuff	-noun Indian Tamil *manhk’kattu* means ‘wrist’. Greek *manikayti* ‘cuff’ derives from it. nh is our symbol for one of the two cerebral sounds unique to Indian languages. Try to pronounce n with your tongue touching the roof of your mouth, not back of your teeth
culture	-noun Indian Urdu *aadaab* means ‘culture’, ‘manners’. Arabic *adab* ‘culture’ derives from it. d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.
cup	-noun Indian Tamil *koopam means ‘well’. am is just a neuter suffix. Indian Sanskrit koopah means ‘well’. ah is just a noun suffix. euskara (Basque) kopa* means ‘cup’, a minute well. derives from the Indian words. Greek koopa ’cup’ also derives from it Gaelic *copan ‘cup’ also derives from them. cupan ‘cup’ also derives from them. cup* also derives from them. English *cup* also derive from them
cupcake	-noun Indian Tamil *koopam means ‘well’. am is just a suffix. The basic word is koop. Indian Tamil koopah means ‘well’. ah is just a suffix for nouns. The basic word is koop. Arabic ka’k* means ‘cake’. English *cupcake* (Indian *koop* + Arabic *ka’k*) derives from above words.
curate	-noun Arabic word for him is *kooree. English cur*ate derives from it.
curve	-noun Indian Sanskrit word for it is *ankas. Greek angos* derives from it.
cutch tree	-noun Latin name for it is Rhamniun indicum. Latin *indicum* means ‘Indian’
cute	-adjective Indian Tamil *kutti* means ‘young’. English *cute* derives from it.

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