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10 English words that have Indian origins


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PN VENKATESHA
English words having origen from the kannada words
by PN VENKATESHA on Aug 10, 2015 10:24 AM

The word MARKET is derived from the kannada word Maru katte- means a Katte(flatform)for selling (Maru) and buying.

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Chandran KR
So why the hue and cry
by Chandran KR on Jan 25, 2015 06:09 PM  | Hide replies

After reading all the comments, it looks like English is an original Indian language. Then why is Rajnath trying to eject this language?

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Pat Thakur
Re: So why the hue and cry
by Pat Thakur on Feb 08, 2015 07:03 PM
Never ever heard of ejection being related with language? That right is reserved for either male or female fluids.

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srini srini
paramter
by srini srini on Jan 24, 2015 06:14 AM  | Hide replies

parameter in English is paramiraha in Sansrit

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siddharth
Re: paramter
by siddharth on Feb 04, 2015 05:50 AM
Both european languages and indian languages are part of a language group called indo-european languages. There are plenty of similarities between them. You will find plenty of words which are common between Indian languages and european languages. So The list you have given below might not be true that these words were taken from sanskrit. You might be wrong here. These words might have their origin in latin and would have been acquired in sanskrit and then later on in english.

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srini srini
Re: paramter
by srini srini on Jan 24, 2015 06:19 AM
I am ----> ayam aham
Path ----> path:
Son ----> san, santaan, sounu
Daughter ----> duhiter
Brother ----> bratha
Father ----> Pithru
Mother ----> Mathru
Devotee, devotion ----> devataa
Navigate, navy etc ----> navgati, naav
Arm ----> armi
Heart ----> hridh, hardha, hrithay,
Cow ----> gow
Same ----> sama:
Dual ----> dua

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srini srini
Re: Re: paramter
by srini srini on Jan 24, 2015 06:20 AM
Pariah ----> para:
Cave ----> cuva, guha
No, Negative , etc ----> Nih, naa
Youth ----> yuva
Yoke ----> yukt
End ----> anth
Van , vehicle, wagon ----> vahan
Mind ----> mana:
Map ----> mapa
Mix, mixture ----> mishr, miksh
Mad ----> moodha
New ----> nava
Cash ----> kassa

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srini srini
Re: Re: Re: paramter
by srini srini on Jan 24, 2015 06:21 AM
Create ----> from ‘Kri’ -kriyatah- work, do
Cut ----> kart,chhit, kartarii-scissors
Attraction ----> accarsion
Man ----> Manav, manush, manu
Name ----> naama
Cone, corner ----> cona
Ghory, gory ----> ghora
Gate ----> gatih
Door ----> dvaar
Drug ----> drav
Destiny ----> distha
Divine ----> divyan, divi
Inter ----> anter
Serve ----> seva
Dental ----> danta
Dam ----> damh----> control
Demon ----> durman
Donate ----> dana, danath:
Brow ----> bruh
Mid ----> Madhya
Caravan ----> Karyavahan
Gravitation ----> gruhatvakarsion gravity ----> gruhati
Bear ----> bhar
Dexterous ----> dakshah
Pan, pannus ----> paana,
School, shoal ----> shaala
Prime ----> Param
Sew ----> siiv, siivyati
Snug ----> snigdh
Cover ----> cavach
Sugar ----> Sharkara
Praise ----> Prashans:
Serpent ----> sarpa
Commitee ----> Samitee

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srini srini
Re: Re: Re: Re: paramter
by srini srini on Jan 24, 2015 06:23 AM
Sanskrit to Latin to Spanish to English...
Thousands Pranams to mother of all languages "Sanskrit"

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an opinion
Re: Re: Re: Re: paramter
by an opinion on Jan 26, 2015 09:54 PM
nice compilation! thanks for sharing. one question though - why the arrow is always from left to right? i mean how can we say that sanskrit didn't inherit these from other languages? why we assume that sanskrit is the oldest language? any historical evidence or reason

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srini srini
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: paramter
by srini srini on Jan 27, 2015 12:27 AM
yes there is historical evidence, by western historians now agree the Rig veda is the first written text in the world and date it at 4000 BC

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kranthi gadidasu
Re: Re: Re: Re: paramter
by kranthi gadidasu on Jan 31, 2015 11:37 AM
what about guru, pundit, yoga,

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Li Na
You missed
by Li Na on Jan 23, 2015 09:59 AM

You missed - Shampoo, comes from hindi word champoo!!

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