Word Origins

-noun

Latin name for the drug is Canabis indica.

-noun

Indian bahaadur means ‘brave man’.

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

Indian Brahui bahaadur ‘brave man’ derives from it.

Turkish bahadir ‘brave man’ also derives from it.

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Indian Hindi thamaashaa means ‘fun’.

Georgian (Kartuli ena) tamashi ‘game‘ derives from it.

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

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Indian Hindi/Urdu bageeecha means ‘little garden’.

Ladino bagche ‘garden’ derives from it.

Ladino is the language of Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe.

-noun

Indian Tamil word for it is maalai. ai is justa suffix..

Indian Sanskrit word is maalaa.

Indian Hindi word is maalaa.

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Indian Urdu qamra means ‘room’

-noun

Indian Kannada bulli means ‘penis’.

Gaelic buill ‘genitals’ derives from it.

to get away -verb intransitive

Indian Tamil kenhdu po means ‘take away’. po means ‘go’.

euskara (Basque) kendu ‘to get away’ derives from it.

nh is our simple 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. Since euskara (Basque) does not have this unique sound, simple n sound is used.

to get out -verb intransitive

Indian Tamil kenhdu po means ‘take away’. po means ‘go’.

euskara (Basque) kendu ‘to get out’ derives from it.

nh is our simple 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. Since euskara (Basque) does not have this unique sound, simple n sound is used.

-noun

Arabic gul means ‘desert imp’.

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Indian Sanskrit daanam means ‘gift’. am is just a suffix.

Latin doanum ‘gift’, ‘present’ derives from it.

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Indian Sanskrit word for it is daanam.

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

-noun

Indian Hindi word for it is  adrakh

-noun

Indian Tamil ingi means ‘ginger’.

Indian Tamil vayr means ‘root’.

German das Ingwerbeer ‘gingerale’ derives from them.

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Indian Tamil ingi means ‘ginger’.

Indian Tamil vayr means ‘root’.

German das Ingwerbeer ‘gingerbeer’ derives from them.

Ginger is a root.

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Indian Tamil ingi means ‘ginger’.

Indian Tamil vayr means ‘root’.

German das Ingwerkeks ‘gingernut’ derives from them.

Ginger is a root.

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Indian Tamil ingi means ‘ginger’.

Indian Tamil vayr means ‘root’.

German das Ingwerkeks ‘gingersnap’ derives from them.

Ginger is a root.

-adjective

Indian Tamil ingi means ‘ginger’.

Indian Tamil vayr  means ‘root’.

German das Ingwer- ‘gingery’ derives from them.

Ginger is a root.

-noun

Indian Sanskrit word for her is naari.

Hebrew na’aarah derives from it.

(young) girl -noun

Indian Sanskrit word is naari

-noun

Indian Tamil paath’thiram means ’vessel’.

Indian Sanskrit paathram means ’vessel’.

-verb

Indian Kannada galaate means ‘loud noise’.

-verb

Indian Hindi/Urdu jaanaa means ‘to go’.

euskara (Basque) joan ‘go’ derives from it.

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Indian Urdu zakaan means ‘beard’.

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Indian Tamil amma means ‘mother’.

euskara (Basque) amaponteko ‘godmother’ derives from it.

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Georgian (Kartuli ena) word for it is okro.

Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR.

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Indian Hindi word for it is gapshap.

English gossip derives from it.

Here is how.

After dropping the first p, gapshap becomes gashap which becomes English gossip.

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Indian Govinda is a name for adorable god Krishna. He was a cow herd when He was young.

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Severe pain in the foot

Indian Sanskrit paadah means ‘foot’. ah is just a noun suffix.

                         ugra means ‘fierce’.

Greek podagra ‘gout’ (from paadah + ugra) derives from above Indian words.