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Word Origins

Words starting with f

WordOrigins
face

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is mukam. am is just a suffix.

Indian Sanskrit word is mukham.

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

facs

-noun

Abbreviation for facsimile  identical copy

Indian Tamil word samam means ‘equal‘, ‘same‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.

Indian Sanskrit word is sama.

English abbreviation facs derives from above Indian Words
facsimile

-noun

Identical copy

Indian Tamil word samam means ‘equal‘, ‘same‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.

Indian Sanskrit word is sama.

English facsimile derives from above Indian Words
far

-adjective, noun

Indian Tamil word for it is dooram.

Indian Sanskrit word for it is doorah.

Persian dur derives from above Indian Words.

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

Indian Hindi door

Persian dur derives from above Indian words.

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

fascinating

-adjective.

Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm means ‘bashfulness’, ‘charm‘..

euskara (Basque) xarmagarri (pronounced as sharmagarri) ‘fascinating’ derives from it.
fascinating

-adjective

Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm means ’bashfulness’, ’charm’. 

euskara (Basque) xarmatzaile (pronounced as sharmatzaile) and xarmagarri ’fascinating’ derives from it.
fascination

-noun

Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm means ‘bashfulness’, ‘charm’.

euskara (Basque) xarmaketa (pronounced as sharmaketa) ‘fascination’ derives from it.

                            xarmaldi (pronounced as sharmaldi) ‘fascination’ also derives from it
fascination

-noun

Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm means ’bashfulness’, ’charm’. 

euskara (Basque) xarmaketa (pronounced as sharmaketa) ’fascination’ derives from it.

fasten

-verb intransitive

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

German binden ‘fasten’ derives from it.
fault

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is kurram. am is just a neuter suffix.

Gaelic coire derives from it.

fax

-noun

Abbreviation for facsimile  identical copy

Indian Tamil word samam means ‘equal‘, ‘same‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.

Indian Sanskrit word is sama.

English abbreviation fax derives from above Indian Words.
fear

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is bayam. am is just a neuter suffix.

Sanskrit word is bhayam.

Persian bim derives from above Indian words.

English phobia also derives from it. f sound is added in front.

Indian Hindi/Urdu word is dar.

English dread derives from it.
fear

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is bayam. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.

Indian Sanskrit word is bhayam.

Indian Hindi word is bhay.

Russian boyan derives from above Indian words.

English phobia also derives from above Indian words (f sound added in front).

feces

-noun

Indian Kannada kakkas means ‘latrine’, ‘toilet’.

euskara (Basque) kaka ‘feces’ derives from it.

federation

-noun

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

German der Bund ‘federation’ derives from it.
female

-noun

Indian Sanskrit yoni means ‘female energy’, ‘vagina‘.

Chinese yin ‘female’ derives from it.
fez

-noun

Muslim cap

Greek fesi derives from it
fief of the crown

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

German das Kammerlehen ‘fief of the crown’ derives from it.
field

-noun

Indian Hindi/Urdu maidaan means ‘large open field’.

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

Turkish meydan ’field’ derives from it.

field

-noun

Indian Tamil thalam means ‘plot of land’.

Gaelic talamh ‘field’ derives from it.

fierce

-adjective

Indian Tamil bayam means ‘fear’. am is just a neuter suffix.

Indian Sanskrit word is bhayam ‘fear’

Persian bim ‘fear’ derives from above Indian words.

Indian Hindi bhayankar means ‘fierce’
fig

-noun

Latin name for it is Opuntia ficus-indica

Latin indica means ‘Indian’
finance clerk

-noun

Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’.

German der Kammerbeamte(r) ‘finance clerk’ derives from it.

finger

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is anguli.

Indian Sanskrit word for it is anguli.

Indian Hindi word for it is ungali.

fire

-noun

Indian Sanskrit word for it is agni.

Russian ogon derives from it.
flame

-noun

Indian Sanskrit Agni is the ‘god of fire’

Russian ogon ‘flame’ derives from Him
flashbulb

-noun

Indian Urdu noor  means ‘light’.

Hebrew noorat ‘flashbulb’ derives from it.
flashbulb

-noun

Indian Urdu noor means ‘light’.

Hebrew noorat ‘flashbulb’ derives from it.

flattery

-noun

Indian Tamil kalakkam means ‘chatter’.

Indian Sanskrit kalkalah means ‘chatter’.

Arabic qalqala ‘chatter’ derives from above Indian words.

Greek kolakia ‘flattery’ also derives from above Indian words
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