Word Origins

Spanish victima

English victim

Russian kvaarta

Spanish cuarto

English quart

Spanish cuarto de galoan

English quarter of a gallon

Indian Sanskrit chathur ‘four’

Russian chetvert ‘quarter’

a quarter to one

Indian Sanskrit chathur ‘four’

Russian chetvertichas ‘a quarter to one’

Indian Sanskrit chathur ‘four’

Russian chetvert-finaal ‘quarter-final’

Russian kvartaalniy

English quarterly

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Spanish trimestre

English trimester

Georgian (Kartuli ena) kvarteti

Russian kvartet

Spanish cuarteto

English quartet

Russian kvarts

Spanish cuartzo

English quartz

Indian Sanskrit ardha ‘half’

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

euskara(Basque) erdi-

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Russian kvazi-

Spanish cuasi-

English quasi-

Indian raanhi

(nh is our symbol for Tamil and Sanskrit n to be pronounced with the tongue touching the roof of mouth, not back of teeth)

Spanish reina

Spanish singularidad

English singularity

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Spanish ridiculez

English ridicule

Spanish calmar

English calm

Spanish calmar

English calm

Spanish satisfaccioan

English satisfaction

Spanish demanda

English demand

Spanish cuestionario

English questionnaire

Spanish quetzal

English quetzal

Spanish subterfugio

English subterfuge

Spanish raapido

English rapid

euskara(Basque) trankil

English tranquil

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Spanish quieto

English quiet

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Spanish inactivo

English inactive

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Spanish pasivo

English passive

euskara(Basque) trankil

Spanish tranquilo

English tranquil

Indian Urdu qalam ‘pen’

English quill (Urdu m dropped)

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Spanish pluma

English plume

euskara(Basque) kinina

Spanish quinina

English quinine

Spanish quintaessencia

English quintessence

Spanish quintaesenciado

English quintessential

Russian kvintet

Spanish quinteto

English quintet

Spanish quintuple

English quintuple

Spanish abandonar

English abandon

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Spanish renunciar

English renounce

Spanish desertor

English deserter