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Word	Origins
vain	-adjective Indian Sanskrit *vinaa* means ‘without’ English *vain* derives from it.
valet	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’ German der Kammerdiener ‘valet’ derives from it.
valet	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’. Spanish *camar*ero (pronounced as *kamar*ero) ‘valet’ derives from it. German der Kammerdiener ‘valet’ also derives from it.
valet de chambre	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’. German der Kammerbediente(r) ‘valet de chambre’ derives from it.
valet de chambre	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’. German der Kammerbediente(r) ‘valet de chambre’ derives from it.
valiant	-adjective Indian Tamil *vali* means ‘strength’. English *vali*ant derives from it. Indian Tamil *veeran means ‘brave man’ an is just a masculine suffix. Indian Sanskrit veerah means ‘brave man’ ah is just a suffix for nouns. Indian Tamil veer* means ‘valiant’ This example is given to show that there is very little difference between northern and southern languages of India.
valid	-adjective Indian Urdu *qaanoon* means ‘law’, ‘rule’. Arabic *qaanoonee* ‘valid’ derives from it.
valuable	-adjective Indian Tamil *vilai means ‘value’. ai is just a suffix. English val*uable derives from it.
value	-noun Indian Tamil *vilai means ‘value’. ai is just a suffix. English val*ue derives from it.
valued	-adjective Indian Tamil *vilai means ‘value’. ai is just a suffix. English val*ued derives from it.
vamp	-noun Indian Tamil *vampi* means ‘vile woman’. English *vamp* derives from it.
vamp	-noun Indian Tamil *vampi means ‘vile woman’. English vamp* derives from it
vampire	-noun Indian Tamil *vampi* means ‘vile woman’. English *vampire* derives from it
vampire	-noun Indian Tamil *vampi means ‘vile woman’. English vamp*ire derives from it.
vanity	-noun Emptiness Indian Sanskrit *vinaa* means ‘without’ English *van*ity derives from it.
vassal	-noun Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu*peko ‘vassal’ derives from it.
vegetable [cooked]	-noun Indian Tamil word for it is karri. Arabic *karri* derives from it Gaelic *karri* also derives from it. English *curry* (pronounced as *karri*) also derives from it.
vegetable [raw]	-noun Indian Tamil word for it is kaay. Chinese *cai* derives from it.
ventricle of the heart	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’. German die Kammer ‘ventricle of the heart’ derives from it.
ventricle valve of the heart	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’. German die Kammer ‘ventricle of the heart’ derives from it.
ventricular valve of the heart	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’ German die Kammerklappe ‘ventricular valve of the heart’ derives from it.
ventricular valve of the heart	-noun Indian Urdu *qamra* means ‘room’. German die Kammerklappe ‘ventricular valve of the heart’ derives from it.
verse	-noun Indian Tamil *varisu means ‘line’. English verse* derives from it
verse	poetic verse -noun Indian Tamil *varisu means ‘line of writing’. Ladino verso ‘poetic line’ derives from it. Ladino is the language of Sephardic [wandering] Jews in Europe. Sephardic (pronounced as Sefar*dic) derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu *safaari* ’travel’. English *verse* also derives from it.
very	-Indian Tamil *pol*ivu means ‘many’. Greek *poli* ‘very’ derives from it.
vestry	-noun Indian Sanskrit *vasthrah means ‘clothes’. Gaelic veastraidh* ‘vestry’ derives from it. English *vestry* also derives from it.
vicious	-adjective Indian Sanskrit *visham ‘poison’ am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. The basic word is vish. English vicious* derives from it.
victor	-noun Indian Sanskrit *bahu* means ‘very’ *dairyah means ‘courage’ Indian Hindi bahadur* (*bahu* +*dair*yah) means ‘brave’ Turkish *bahadir* derives from above Indian words. Gaelic *buadhair* ‘victor’ also derives from above Indian words. d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this.
victor	-noun Indian *bahadur* means ‘brave man’. d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this. Gaelic *buadhair* ‘victor’ derives from it.
victorious	-adjective Indian Sanskrit *bahu* means ‘very’ *dairyah means ‘courage’ Indian Hindi bahadur* (*bahu* +*dair*yah) means ‘brave’ Turkish *bahadir* derives from above Indian words. Gaelic *buadhach* ‘victorious’ also derives from above Indian words. d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this.

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