Word Origins
Words starting with t
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| table |
-noun
Indian Hindi word for it is mez. |
| table |
-noun
Indian thabla means
‘drum played with hands’. It has one or two flat tops.
It served as tables
in
English table derives
from it. |
| take away |
to take away-verb transitive
Indian Tamil kenhdu po
means ‘take away’. po means ‘go’.
euskara (Basque) kendu ‘to
take 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. |
| take from |
to take from -verb transitive
Indian Tamil kenhdu po
means ‘take away’. po means ‘go’.
euskara (Basque) kendu ‘to
take from’ 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. |
| take off |
to take off-verb transitive
Indian Tamil kenhdu po
means ‘take away’. po means ‘go’.
euskara (Basque) kendu ‘to
take off’ 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. |
| tall |
-adjective
Arabic tall means
‘elevation’. |
| Tamara |
-noun
Indian Tamil thaamarai
means ‘lotus’. ai is just a suffix for neuter nouns. The basic word
is thaamar. |
| Tamarind tree |
-noun
Latin name for it is Tamarindus
indica. |
| tamashi |
-noun
Indian Hindi thamaashaa
means ‘fun’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) tamashi
‘game‘ derives from it. |
| tambour player |
-noun
Indian thabla
means ‘drum’. It is played with bare hands.
euskara (Basque) atabaldun
‘tambour player’ derives
from it. |
| tap |
-noun
Dispenser of water
Indian Kannada word for it is nalli.
Indian Hindi word for it is nal. |
| tape |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit band means
‘tie’, ‘bond’. |
| tarighi |
-noun
Indian thaareek means ‘date’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) tarighi ‘date’derives from it. |
| tarighi |
-noun
Indian thaareek means ‘date’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) tarighi ‘date’derives from it. |
| tasty |
-adjective
Indian Tamil saappidu means
‘eat’, food’ |
| tea |
-noun
Indian word for it is chaay.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) chai
derives from it.
Turkish chay also
derives from it.
Ladino chay also
derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe.
Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic)
derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ‘travel’. |
| tell |
-verb
Indian Tamil word for it is choll.
English tell derives
from it.
t is sometimes pronounced as ch and vice
versa.
Eg. Christian is pronounced
as Chrischian. |
| temple |
-noun
Indian Tamil word for it is kovil
(pronounced as koavil). |
| ten |
-number
Indian Sanskrit dasha
means ‘ten’
Indian Hindi simplifies it to
das ‘ten’.
Russian desyat
derives from above Indian words.
Latin decem also
derives from above Indian words.
Spanish diez also
derives from above Indian words. |
| tent |
-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu ghar means ‘house’ Mongolian ger ‘tent’ derives from it. |
| terrain |
-noun
Indian Tamil tharrai
means ‘earth’. |
| terrestrial |
-adjective
Indian Tamil tharrai
means ‘earth’. |
| territory |
-noun
Indian Tamil tharrai
means ‘earth’. |
| thamaashaa |
-noun
Indian Hindi thamaashaa
means ‘fun’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) tamashi
‘game‘ derives from it. |
| Thames |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit thamasa
means ‘dark’. |
| thank |
-verb
Indian Hindi/Urdu shukriya
means ‘thanks’.
Arabic shakara ‘thank’
derives from it. |
| thankful |
-adjective
Indian Hindi/Urdu shukriya
means ‘thanks’. |
| The Himalayas |
-noun
Indian Tamil imam
'snow' + maalai 'garland'
= imayamalai ‘garland of snow’
There are no original h
sounds in Tamil, euskara (Basque), Gaelic, Greek, Latin and Russian.
Sanskrit introduces the h
word.
Sanskrit himah
means ‘ice’, ‘frost’, ‘snow’.
Indian Sanskrit Himaalaya
derives. |
| The Pyrenees |
euskara (Basque) pireneomendiak
Spanish los Pirineos
English Pyrenees |
| theft |
-noun
Indian Hindi chor (pronounced
as choar) means ‘thief’
Romany (language of European
gypsies) choribe derives from it. |
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