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Word	Origins
obedience	-noun Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu*kortasun ‘obedience’ derives from it.
obedient	-adjective Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu*kor ‘obedient’ derives from it.
obey	to make someone obey-verb transitive Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu*kortu ‘to make someone obey’ derives from it.
obligation	-noun Indian Sanskrit *band* means ‘tie’, ‘bond’. German die Bindung ‘obligation’ derives from it.
odometer	-noun Indicator of ‘running time’ of a device Indian Tamil *odu* (pronounced as *oadu) means ‘run’. Indian Sanskrit maatraa* means ‘measure’. Tamil *odu* + Sanskrit *maatraa* = English *odometer*
off	-adverb, preposition Indian Sanskrit *apo* means ‘away’, ‘from’, ‘off’. Greek *apo* derives from it. Latin prefix ab also derives from it. English prefix ab- also derives from it.
off	-adverb, preposition Indian Sanskrit *apo* means ‘away’, ‘from’, ‘off’. Greek *apo* derives from it. Latin prefix ab also derives from it. English prefix ab- also derives from it.
office	-noun Persian word is *afar. It derives from Indian Urdu shareef* ‘noble’. English *office* derives from it.
officer	-noun Persian word is *afar. It derives from Indian Urdu shareef* ‘noble’. English *officer* derives from it.
official	-adjective Persian word is *afar. It derives from Indian Urdu shareef* ‘noble’. English *official* derives from it.
official	-noun Persian word is *afar. It derives from Indian Urdu shareef* ‘noble’. English *official* derives from it.
officialdom	-noun Persian word is *afar. It derives from Indian Urdu shareef* ‘noble’. English *officialdom* derives from it.
officially	-adverb Persian word is *afar. It derives from Indian Urdu shareef* ‘noble’. English *officially* derives from it.
old woman	-noun Indian Tamil *akkai means ‘older sister’. ai is just a suffix. Indian Sanskrit akka* means ‘mother’. Russian *akka* ‘old woman’ derives from above Indian words.
open place	-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu *maidaan* means ‘field’. d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this. Arabic *maidaan* ‘open place’ derives from it.
orchard	-noun Indian Tamil *poo* means ‘flower’. Sanskrit *sthaan* means ‘place‘.. Arabic *bostan* ‘garden’ (Arabic has no p sound. So Tamil *poo* becomes Arabic bo) derives from above Indian words. Hebrew *boostan* ‘orchard’ also derives from above Indian words
order	-noun Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu* ‘order’ derives from it.
orderable	-adjective Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu*garri ‘orderable’ derives from it.
ordinance	-noun Indian Urdu *qaanoon* means ‘law’, ‘rule’. Arabic *qaanoon* ‘ordinance’ derives from it.
origin	- noun Indian Sanskrit *jaathi* means ‘caste’ euskara (Basque) *jatorri* ‘origin‘ derives from it (r sound added to Sanskrit *jaathi*).
otaaq	-noun Indian Urdu *otaaq* means ‘apartment’. Georgian (Kartuli ena) *otakhi* ‘room’ derives from it. Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR.
otaaq	-noun Indian Urdu *otaaq* means ‘apartment’. Georgian (Kartuli ena) *otakhi* ‘room’ derives from it. Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR.
otakhi	-noun Indian Urdu *otaaq* means ‘apartment’. Georgian (Kartuli ena) *otakhi* ‘room’ derives from it. Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR.
otakhi	-noun Indian Urdu *otaaq* means ‘apartment’. Georgian (Kartuli ena) *otakhi* ‘room’ derives from it. Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR.
other	Indian Sanskrit word for it is *ithara* English *other* derives from it. Spanish *otro* also derives from it.
ox	-noun Arabic word for it is *taur. Spanish toro* ‘bull’ derives from it. Latin *taurus* ‘bull’ also derives from it.

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