a, the first letter (contd...)

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Edition 6

abstemious
not over enjoying, like food and drink

Origins
German ab 'away', 'down'
Latin ab 'away', 'off'
Indian Sanskrit stha 'remain', 'stay'

Mechanism
ab + Indian Sanskrit stha = English abstain 'stay away'
abstemiuous is adjective.of abstain

abstemiously
See abstain
abstemiously is adverb of abstain

abstemiousness
See abstain
abstemiousness is noun of abstain.

abstention
See abstain
abstention is noun of abstain.

abstentionism
See abstain
abstention is another noun of abstain.

abstinence
See abstain
abstinence is noun of abstain.

abstinent
See abstain
abstinent is adjective of abstain.

abstinently
See abstain
abstinently is adverb of abstain.

abundance
plenty

Origins
Indian Sanskrit a 'not'
Indian Sanskrit band 'bound', 'tied'

Mechanism
Indian Sanskrit a + band = English abundance 'not bound', 'plenty'

abundant
See abundance
abundant is adjective of abundance.

abundant in
having plenty
See abundance
abundant is adjective of abundance

abundantly
See abundance
abundantly is adverb of abundance

abuse
oral abuse, to use foul language

Origins
Indian Sanskrit prefix a 'not'
Indian Sanskrit bhaasha 'language'

Mechanism
Thus Indian Sanskrit a + bhaasha = English abuse

abused
one who is abused
See abuse

abuser
one who abuses
See abuse

abusive
insulting, offensive
See abuse
abusive is adjective of abuse.

abusively
See abuse
abusively is adverb of abuse.

abusiveness
See abuse
abusiveness is noun of abuse.

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absent without leave (AWOL)

Origins
German ab 'away', 'down'
Latin ab 'away', 'off'
Indian Sanskrit stha 'remain', 'stay'
Indian Sanskrit vina 'without'

Mechanism
ab + Indian Sanskrit stha = English abstain 'stay away'
abstain leads into absent
Indian Sanskrit vinaa becomes English without

absinth/absinthe
strong liqueur

Origin
Arabic afsinteen

absolute alcohol
Ethyl alcohol with less than 1% water by weight

Origins
English absolute 'complete', 'perfect'
Arabic al 'the'
Indian Tamil kall 'vineous liqueur'

Mechanism
Arabic al + Indian Tamil kall = German der Alkohol, English alcohol
English absolute + Arabic al + Indian Tamil kall = English absolute alcohol

absolute magnitude
astronomical term for magnitude of stars

Origins
English absolute 'complete', 'perfect'
Indian Tamil makaa 'big'

Mechanism
One Indian Tamil consonant has both k and g sounds.
Thus Indian Tamil makaa becomes Latin and English mega.
magnitude derives from mega.

English absolute + magnitude (from Indian Tamil makaa) = English absolute magnitude

Similarities between Indian Tamil and German sound pronounciations

One Indian Tamil consonant has both k and g sounds.
One Indian Tamil consonant has both t and d sounds.

German follows the same practice.
.
German der Tag 'day' is pronounced as der Taak
German rund 'round' (from Indian Tamil undai 'sphere') is pronounced as runt.

absolute majority

Origins
English absolute 'complete', 'perfect'
Indian Tamil makaa 'big'

Mechanism
Indian Tamil consonant sound k becomes h sound in other languages.
Eg: Indian Tamil mukam 'face', Indian Sanskrit mukham 'face', Indian Hindi/Urdu muh 'face', Arabic muhayyam 'face'

Indian Tamil vikkal 'cough', Greek viho 'cough'

Spanish g and j have h sound.
Eg. Spanish Jose is pronounced as Hose.
Spanish gente 'people' is pronounced as hente.

Thus Indian Tamil makaa becomes Latin and English major
majority derives from mega.

Interesting Fact
Many cold and cough medicines begin with the manufacturer's name Vicks, from Indian Tamil vikkal 'cough'.

absolute value
magnitude of a quantity regardless of sign (like positive or negative)

Origins
English absolute 'complete', 'perfect'
Indian Tamil vilai 'value'


Mechanism
Indian Tamil vilai becomes English value. Both have v-l sounds.

Thus English absolute + English value (from Indian Tamil vilai) = English absolute value

absolute zero
Temperature at which molecular activity stops

Origins
English absolute 'complete', 'perfect'
Arabic sifir 'zero'

Mechanism
Arabic sifir becomes English cipher and zero. c and z are sibilant (related sounds).

Thus English absolute + English zero (from Arabic sifir) = English absolute zero

absorb
take in, suck up

Origins
English prefix ab 'do'
Arabic zurb 'suck up'

Mechanism
Thus English ab + Arabic zurb = English absorb

absorbance
See absorb

absorbed
See absorb

absorbent
See absorb

absorber
See absorb

absorbing
See absorb

absorptance
See absorb

absorption
See absorb

absorption spectrum
See absorb

abstain

Origins
German ab 'away', 'down'
Latin ab 'away', 'off'
Indian Sanskrit stha 'remain', 'stay'

Mechanism
ab + Indian Sanskrit stha = English abstain 'stay away'

abstainer
See abstain

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able

Origin
Indian Tamil balam ‘strength’

Mechanism
a + Indian Tamil balam = English able

above

Origin
Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar ‘on top of’, ‘higher’,’above’

The Transition
English over derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar .
Thus ab + over (from oopar) = English above.

above board
open, without any concealment

Origin
See above

above ground

Origin
See above

above mentioned

Origin
See above

abp
abbreviation for archbishop 'head bishop'

Origins
Indian Tamil arachan 'king'
English bishop 'supervisor of local churches'


Mechanism
Indian Tamil arachan + English bishop = English archbishop

Abraham
First patriarch mentioned in the Bible
Founder of Hebrew nation

Origins
Indian God Brahma “Creator God’

Intermediate
Indian Urdu/Arabic Ibrahim
Ancestor of Arab people

Abraham's bosom
heaven

Origin
See Abraham

Abram
Ancient name of Abraham

Origins
See Abraham

absent
missing, not in place

Origins
Latin prefix ab 'away', 'off'
Indian Sanskrit stha 'remain'

Mechanism
Latin ab + Indian Sanskrit stha = English absent

absentee vote
Vote by mail due to being away from your polling station

Origins
English absent (see absent for its origins)
Indian Tamil vayndu 'want'

Mechanism
One Indian Tamil consonant has both d and t sounds.
So Indian Tamil vayndu can be pronounced as vayntu.
Thus Indian Tamil vayntu becomes English want and vote (cast your ballot for person or issue you want)

Thus English absent + Indian Tamil vayntu = English absentee vote

absentminded

Origins
English absent (see absent for its origins)
Indian Tamil manam 'mind'
Indian Sanskrit manas 'mind'

Mechanism
Thus English absent + Indian manam/manas = English absentminded

absentmindedness

Origin
See absentminded

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a, the first letter

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aag
Indian Hindi/Urdu word meaning ‘fire’

Origin
Indian Sanskrit Agni ‘god of fire’

Related Words
Russian ogon ‘fire’
Latin ignis ‘fire’
English words like ignite, ignition etc.

aah
exclamation word in most languages

Origin
Indian Tamil aaka

The Transition
Indian Tamil k sound becomes h sound in Indian Sanskrit, Hindi/Urdu, Arabic and other European languages.
Eg.: Indian Tamil mukam ‘face’ = Indian Sanskrit mukham ‘face’= Indian Hindi/Urdu muh ‘face’ = Arabic muhayyam ‘face’.

Indian Tamil k sound becomes h sound in Indian Sanskrit and g sound in Latin and English.
Eg.: Indian Tamil makaa ‘big’ = Indian Sanskrit mahaa ‘big’= Greek megalos ‘big’ =Latin/English mega ‘big’.

aardvark
South African name for anteater, often called ‘earth pig’

Origin Words
Arabic ard ‘earth’
Indian Sanskrit varaaha ‘boar’

Related Word
German derErdferkel

How does Indian Sanskrit varaaha become South African vark?

Sanskrit varaaha has v-r-h sounds.
Indian Tamil k sound becomes h sound in Indian Sanskrit, Hindi/Urdu, Arabic and other European languages.
Eg.: Indian Tamil mukam ‘face’ = Indian Sanskrit mukham ‘face’= Indian Hindi/Urdu muh ‘face’ = Arabic muhayyam ‘face’.

Thus South Afrcan vark = Indian Sanskrit varaaha.
Arabic ard + South African vark (from Sanskrit varaaha) = aardvark

How does South African vark become German ferkel part of der Erdferkel?

German v has f sound.
Eg. German Volk is pronounced as Folk.
Thus South African vark (from Indian Sanskrit varaaha) = German ferkel part of Erdferkel.
Arabic ard + German ferkel (from South African vark from Sanskrit varaaha) = German der Erdferkel

ab
Arabic word meaning ‘water’

Origin
Indian Sanskrit apa ‘water’

Explanation
Arabic has no p sound. So Indian Sanskrit apa becomes Arabic ab

Other Related Words
Latin aqua
Indian p sound becomes k sound.

Spanish agua
Indian p sound becomes g sound

abandon

Origin Words
Indian Sanskrit prefix a- ‘not’
Indian Sanskrit bandh ‘bond’, ‘tie’

Related Words
German das Abhandkommen ‘loss’
Spanish abandoner
English abandon

Mechanism
All words derive from the union of a + bandh

abba
Popular Jewish first name

Origins
Indian Tamil appa ‘father’

Explanation
One Indian Tamil consonant has both p and b sounds.
So Indian Tamil appa = Jewish abba

abbess

Origins
Indian Tamil appa ‘father’

Explanation
One Indian Tamil consonant has both p and b sounds.
So Indian Tamil appa = English abbot
English abbess is the feminine version of abbot.

abbey
English word meaning ‘home of the abbot or abbess’

abbot

Origins
Indian Tamil appa ‘father’

Explanation
One Indian Tamil consonant has both p and b sounds.
So Indian Tamil appa = English abbot

abed
means ‘in bed’

Origin Words
English prefix a ‘in’
Indian Tamil padu ‘lie down’
Indian Tamil padukkai ‘bed’

Mechanism
One Indian Tamil consonant has both p and b sounds.
Thus Indian Tamil padu can be pronounced as badu.

Thus English a + Indian Tamil badu = English abed.

abound
English word meaning ‘plenty ‘

Origin Words
Indian Sanskrit prefix a- ‘not’
Indian Sanskrit bandh ‘bind’, ‘bound’

Mechanism
Indian Sanskrit a + Indian Sanskrit bandh = English abound


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