பரந்த தமிழில் சொல்ஐால வித்தைகளை படித்து கொண்டிருந்தாா் சீவகன் கோபி கிருஷ்ணன். சீவகன் என்ற பெயரே பலரின் பரிச்சியத்தை பெற்றுதந்தது. தற்காலத்தில் நவீன மற்றும் வரலாற்று புதினங்களை திறம்பட படைத்தவா்.

சறுக்கின போதேல்லாம் நிமா்ந்தவா் பின்னாளில் விழா நாயகனான கதை வேறு. நாம் பாா்க்கும் கதைக்கு இவா் ஒரு காரணகா்த்தா தான். அன்றையதினம் நாவலா்களின் தினமாம் விழா தொடங்கியது.

செழுந்தமிழும், வழுத்தமிழும் மைக்கில் கா்ஐித்தன . சிறப்பு விருந்தினராக சீவகன் பேசினாா். படைப்பாளா்களின் கற்பனையில் துவங்கி வலிவரை முடித்தாா். விழா நன்றியுடன் நழுவியது. மைத்ரேயன் சமீப காலமாக பல புதினங்களை இயற்றி பெயா் பெற்றவா். அதில் முக்கால்வாசி சீவகனின் மறுபதிப்பு போலத்தான் இருக்கும். அவா் சீவகனை சந்தித்து பல விசயங்களை பற்றி பேசினாா். குறிப்பாக அவா் பேச வந்ததின் நோக்கம் சீவகனின் அடுத்த படைப்பு பற்றி அறியத்தான். அதை வைத்து தான் தன்னுடைய அடுத்த படைப்பு என்பதில் தீா்மானமாய் இருந்தாா் மைத்ரேயன்.

சீவகன் யோசித்தாா், இன்னும் பிடிபடல மைத்ரேயா முடிவானதும் கண்டிப்பா உன்கிட்ட சொல்லிட்டுதான் எழுதுவேன் என்றாா் . வந்த வேலை அறைகுறையாய்  முடிய, அப்படியே லேசாக நழுவினாா் மைத்ரேயன்.

வீடு வந்த சீவகன்ஓய்ந்து போய் நாற்காலியில் உட்காா்ந்தாா் . மேலே சுழல்கின்ற காற்றாடி தன் நிழலை தரையில்பாதியும் அவரில் பாதியுமாய் சுழற்றியது.

அயா்வின்அடையாள படுத்த விட்டத்தை பாா்த்து சாயந்திருக்கும் சீவகனை, ஒரு ரீங்கார ரீங்காரம் அழைத்தது. 5 அடி தூரத்தில் இருந்த அலைபேசியை அள்ளி காதில் ஒற்றிக்கொண்டாா். மறுபுறம் செவ்வேள் மாத இதழ் ஆசிாியா், ருத்ரன் . தன் மாத இதழிற்கு ஒரு தொடா்கதை எழுதும்படி வேண்டினாா்.

இப்போதெல்லாம் சீவகன் அதிகம் வாய்ப்புகளை ஏற்பதில்லை .இதையும்... எப்படி மறுப்பது என்று யோசிக்க = கணத்தில் மின்னல் போல கண்களில் மைத்ரேயன் வந்து போனாா். அதுவே சரி என; ருத்ரனிடம் அய்யா நான் இப்போதெல்லாம் அதிகம் எழுதமுடிவதில்லை . எனவே உங்கள் வேண்டுதலை ஏற்கமுடியா தா்மசங்கடத்தில் உள்ளேன். மேலும் நீங்கள் வேறொரு எழுத்தாளரிடம் செல்வதை விட மைத்ரேயனுக்கு அந்த வாய்ப்பை தாருங்கள். என் சாரம் படிந்த கதையாய் அவரிடமே கிடைக்கும் மேலும் இவ்வாய்ப்பு அவரின் வளா்ச்சிக்கும் உற்றதுணையாக இருக்கும் என்றாா் சீவகன்.

ருத்ரனோ அவா் நிலையறிந்து பெருந்தன்மையும் புாிந்து பெருமை பாடினாா். மேலும்சீவகனே வந்து தம்மை மைத்ரேயனிடம் அறிமுக படுத்தவும் வேண்டினாா். அவ்வாறே அடுத்த நாள் காபியும் மதிய உணவும் சீவகன் வீட்டில்தான் என்று ருத்ரனுக்கு அன்புகட்டளையிட்டாா் சீவகன்.

சொல் பேச்சுமாறா குழந்தைகளாம் இலக்கியவாதிகள், அதுபோல் அடங்கி அமா்ந்திருந்த மைத்ரேயனும் , ருத்ரனும் ஒருவரை யொருவா் எதா்ச்சையாக பாா்த்து புன்னகை செய்து மலா்ந்தனா். விருந்தோம்பலில் தமிழையும் தமிழனையும் வெல்ல யேதுமில்லை என்பதாய் சீவகன் குறைவில்லா தமிழன். காபி பலகாரங்களுடன் உள்ளே வந்தாா்.

சீவகன் முதலில் ஒருவரையொருவருக்கு அறிமுகபடுத்திட ; இருவரும் கைகுலுக்கி வாழ்த்தி வாழ்த்து பெற்றனா். வந்த விசயத்தை மெல்ல சொல்லாய் உதிா்த்தாா் சீவகன்.  மைத்ரேயனுக்கு சீவகனே கூப்பிட்டு எழுதசொன்னது , இமயமலை உச்சியில் சுடசுட சா்க்கரை பொங்கல் தின்ற ஆனந்தம் . என்ன செய்வது இவ்வாறு ஆனந்தபட்டால் தான் உண்டு இமயமலயில் ஏறுவதே சாகசமானபோது அங்கு சர்க்கரை பொங்கல் அதுவும் சுடசுட என்பதெல்லாம் உருவக உவமைக்கே சாத்தியம். ஒப்புக்கொண்டாா் மைத்ரேயன்.

ருத்ரனிடம் என்ன மாதிரி தொடா் எதிா்பாா்க்குறீங்க என்ற போதே ருத்ரனின் மனமும் முகமும் மலா்ந்து மின்னின. பாா்த்ததும் அறிய தூண்டும் தலைப்பில் ; படிப்பவரை ஈா்க்கும் கதைகளமும் மற்றபடி உங்களை கட்ட விரும்பவில்லை என்றாா் ருத்ரன் . மடமடவென முடிந்தது விசயமட்டுமல்ல விருந்தும் கூட..

இன்னும் இரண்டு மூன்று நாட்களில் தலைப்பும் முதல் அத்தியாயமும் தருவதாக கூறி மைத்ரேயன் வீடுவந்தாா். வந்தவா் தலைப்புக்கும் கதைக்கும் தன் வீட்டு நூலகத்தையே புரட்டி திரட்டி விரட்டி முடித்தும் சரியென ஒன்றும் பிடிபடவில்லை.

வெறுப்பை தழுவி நழுவிய பாா்வையில் எதிா்பதமில்லா பாா்வையில் ஒரு படம் தொிய என்னவென்று பாா்த்தாா்.

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 we can detect some words of old in nature resemble particularly in all world old classical languages. We can see some of them in this thread.

Tamil - Mirial/milagu Sanskrit- Miricha

Tamil- muthu Sanskrit-muktha

Tamil-aelam Sanskrit-aelam

Tamil-aruvi, Sanskrit-ru/su, Latin-riv-as, English-river, Greek-ruyo

Tamil- alai , Armenian- Alik, Finnish- Allok, Arabic-alija

Tamil-avvai Latin-av-as, Hebrew-eve

Tamil-Aavi Greek-avo

Tamil-erumbu Latin-oiyus, English-iron German-eyarn

Saksan-iyaring, Spanish- eran, Armenian-yarkath

Tamil-eenu English-yean


Tamil- Aar, Latin- aro, Greek-Arogna Lithuvanian-aru

Tamil- Kaan, sanskrit-kna Latin-Know, English- canon, Greek- knony, German - ksun Kothik- kun-an

Tamil-Kone, Mangolean- Kaan Ostiyak- Kone

Tamil-Koll, russian-kolyu English-kill

Tamil-sudu,sudar, Persian- sud-an, Kurdish- soduge-an

Tamil-nei/neithal, sanskrit- na, Latin-neyo, Greek- nekna, Germanian- na-en

Tamil-pala,palgu, finnish-polyo Manchi- fulu, Greek- polu, German- filu, Latin-plus

Tamil-thogu,thogai Italian-thoogi

Tamil-thigiri hebrew-thigris

Tamil-Oorppurathi Hebrew- Youpratis

Tamil-ethen Hebrew- eden(garden)

Tamil-Yongodu Sumeria- yengidu

Tamil-kai, Hebrew-coin

Tamil-Aayar- Hebrew- Aabel(Aabraham)

Tamil-nadu,naduthal, Hebrew- Knaft(english also)

Tamil-suvar, Hebrew- Shoe

Tamil- Thirayar, Greek-Thiriyar

Tamil-akka, ukraniean-yakkan

Tamil-Annai, Finland- Anya

Tamil-Appa, Finland-appi Hangary- eppa

Tamil- Aaththal, Finland-aththa

Tamil-Aam, Laffish- Aam

Tamil-Kel Finland- kulan

Tamil- maram Laffish- mar

Aadhi :

Aa+Thi , In Tamil prefix “Aa” is added to denote something Hidden, Not visible, Not near etc.  “ for example words like ” Aamai, AAni, AAru, Aadu etc… and the sound “Thi” refers to “state of Time” here, Analyzing the sound “Thi” “தி”  it  refers to state/condition.

from this its very clear ஆதி  -Aadhi is an ancient Tamil word meaning ” A state unknown/hidden”.

Mahaa(large) : Miku, Maa/மா

Mahaa as per our sound analysis should mean, (Occupy/retain + Gain + Unknown, ie. those whose size is unknown(large)) which is not available in early Tamil. ButMiku(more, exceed) is there in the sense,(exceeding what it can retain/occupy).

Tamil has  also ம்+ஆ = Maa which is (Occupy/retain + unknown) is a more generic word which is used to refer things that are  wide spread(Maanilam-large land), not limited to fixed place (for ex.  Maa in Tamil refer to any animal that roams without a fixed place like Maadu, Maan  or generally Maa) which corresponds to Sanskrit/Hindi Aam(more common)

Shri : Thiru/திரு : Thiru is equivalent of Shiri, In Tamil Thi+Ru = In a state of + Taking to inside. meaning who/which is in a condition of having more refers something which is rich or wealthy.

Raksha(Serve, Protect,care) : Irakkam, Irangu (Mercy)/இரக்கம் இரங்கு ( To support one who is in need of help(irathal), Irathal is to ask for help. இர இரவு(begging)

Rishi – Seer/சீர் (In Tamil Seer simply means “to set it right”,  “in good condition”, Its the root of the word Seeraham(Jeeraa).) Interestingly English also has a word “Seer” which means a Prophet or Saint like person.

Anth, ANthima :  Antham, AnthiThe word Antham, Antham means End, Anthi in Tamil means the finishing state, Near to completion, The evening is called as “Anthi”.“Anthanar” refers to  Those who had taken himself to the end.

Dhairya : Thiram (Capacity, Skill, Potential etc..) English word “Dare” is also related to “Thiram”

Chandra: ChenTharu(meaning  Brightness Giving in Tamil) (Chandramah = Chen tharu mathi = Bright moon)

Chal : Chel (To Go, To walk etc…) aChal is Chellaa.

Mani : MaNi (bead) Literally it means “That which is not stable, to stay on it (rolling, Shaking)” , Its actually Man(Land where we stay) + I (negation/not there to give)

Maanya = Maanam – (Honour)

Vithi – Vaaitha – Fate, in Tamil Vaaitha, means whatever one got.

Durant/Dura : Thura/துற (Thu=Keeping with inside+ Ra=Giving away), This is a root word in Tamil that means “to Keep off“, “To cut off“, “not accepting in“.

Dwar : Thurai/துறை (the root should be  Thura/துற) in Tamil it refers to Entrance, port. The Dwarka(city)’s Tamil name should be from Thurai+akam (gated place or port city)

Dost : Dos : ThOzhan(Male Friend one who is close by), ThOli(Female friend), ThOl(shoulder), after all giving a shoulder is friendship.

DhUl – Thuhal (English Dust also is related)

Bhaaga : Paku, Pakuthi (Split)

Kuntala : Koonthal (Long women hair)

Kutumba : Kudi (Family)  Kudil-Hut,

Mukha : Mukam

Aksa : Acchu (axis, axle) Acchaani in Tamil is  axle nail.

kRte : Karuthi (for want of, on account of, willing to have) Sanskrit Hridya and English Heart seems to be connected.

Viradh : Thavir (Inverse of sound) (based on sound both Viradham and Thavir means the same ie. (tha (தம்மிடம்) + vi (உள்ளிருக்க வருவதை) + ra (கொண்டு செல்வது) .

Bhaava: Aavi

Lubh : Ulluvathu, Ulluthal (mindfull, desire for) these all came from the Tamil word Ullam(mind) ultimately from Ul(inside)

[Note: The English word "Love" can be traced to "Ulluvathu"]

Raann : Aran (in Sanskrit or hindi Rann means “battle”, it also refers to the king, but the actual Tamil meaning is that which safe guards and cannot be crossed easily)

Raaja : Arasan ->:means king.

The early Tamil literature like ThiruKural talks about Aran which means protection, fort.

Aran in Tamil means  safeguarding or giving protection, normally the King’s place that protects its people, It includes, the fort and  gives the protection to the kingdom and its people in times of war. Aran also generally means the task of protection  in Tamil.

Arasu means the Goverment or kingdom. Aranmanai is palace, Arasar is king, Arasi is Queen, Ilavarasan is prince.

Vanij : Vaanika (In Tamil meaning Business)

Baya : PEi(That which is frightening, as per the sound pEi, it means – Difficult to add up with)

Dharma : Aram is another similar sounding word that means virtue/justice etc.

The word Aram is widely used in ancient Tamil literature meaning goodness.

Roopa :  UruVam /உருவம்

Aham (I) : Aham(Inside, Inner things) (in Tamil it doesn’t come with the same meaning, but the mind part of human is often  referred as “Aham”.

Giri : Kurinchi (The Tamil word Kurinchi refers to the land with mountains, the land where everything flows down, not retaining whatever it gains.)

DrAva- Vaartha (Free flowing/ Capacity to come/flow) (again this is just inverse of the letters) .

Mahiyu : Mahil (Tamil word “Makil” means to be Happy, English word Smile is also from this Tamil word)

Mukthika : Mutthu : Pearl (Mu+tthu literally means – Occupying a place Inside + Keeping within inside)

Manam: Mind, மனம் , ம + ன (ஒரு இடத்தில சூழ + நாம் வைத்திருப்பது)- Its common in most Indian languages. “Man” in Tamil literally means that which “Occupying a place + We have”

Mantra : Manthiram

Aayur: Aayul :  Age : Aayul means lifetime.

Aank : Kaan/Kan (Eyes) (Ka= Gain,  N=Receives)

Priya : Piriyaa (Inseparable)

Kavi : Kalvi (With  Knowledge, With  Wisdom), (Ka= Gain + from a place + comes from within)

Pitaar: (Parents) : Petravar பெற்றவர் (meaning parents), again this is from Tamil, and in Hindi they use Pithaa.

In Tamil, Peru means “To bring  in” and “PetrOr” means “Those who brought us  in”.

Saya/SayaGkaala: Evening Time, “SaayanKaalam” or Saayum Kaalam meaning the Hiding Time.

Saayum means to Hide away, “Saavu” means to die, Saai means to “Totally join into”/Leaning onto.

Loka : Ulakam (World) :  (in Tamil Ul+akam literally means “Inside place, the place here)

Vaira : Veru (English:Wrath), Veruthal in Tamil means to be hateful, hostile etc..

Rakta :Blood : Kuruthi

Brahmin: Paarpan : should be from root,  Paar(watch, wait and see, expect to see) and so Paarppan(Brahman) (I think the meaning should be “one who can foresee “)

Brahmma: “Brh” means to grow swell enlarge etc, which in Tamil will be “peru”  பெரு   It could be from this word “Perumaan”  “பெரும”  “The highest”. or this is the equivalent of that word.

Maatra : Maathirai: Maa in Tamil means “in a Place hidden/unknown”  “MaaThirai” is “Some unknown content hidden inside its place”.

Thirai means “that which acts itself as a stop”

Kadu/Kadi+->kashtam-> Difficulty

Kuru/குட்டை->Kushtam-> Short

Thamara”  the word for lotus plant.

Rasa : Saaru(சாறு) is the Tamil word for Juice.  Rasa is just a little mixing up of sounds in “saaru”  to make it little more soft. :)

Sutra: ChoorThiram:சூர்த்திறம்:  Choor+Thiram= “Chool” in Tamil means to  Surround, “Thira” means open, So Sootras are mantras or actions to escape out of difficulties.

Suddha : This is again has a pure Tamil root “Sudhai (சுதை) “, Meaning “To clean” For purity Tamil word is “Thooimai”.

Astra : Sudar  (சுடர்) meaning Shine/Glitter in Tamil.  Sangam poems use sudar(சுடர்)   to refer the planetary bodies, This also could be the origin of English word “Star”.

USta : Sudu(heating, cooking, burning) (inverse in sound, may be the source of the above word Sudar(star))  The Sudu literally should refer to the action of making heat using friction. (join inside + action in)

Ratha: ThEr (Inverse of the sound) (In Tamil “ThEr” means Chariot) Analysing the sound “ThEr” is literally means  “having with + inaccessible/distant + taking to”.

Dhiyam : Commonly used in the Vedas related to intelligence, in Tamil it should be “Mathi” மதி also meaning intelligence. ம+தி = Occupying a place + Condition. In Hindi, there is a word “Dhimak” an exact inverse of the word “Mathi”.

Ṛtaasya : Uriya/Uritha  (Rightfull)

Surya/Aruna: Sun in Tamil it is Gnyaayiru In Sanskrit There is “Agni” or “Angiraah” Agni which is fire, but  Angiraah refer to the fire God Gnyaayiru Sun in Tamil, AAngiraah/Aruna could be some mixup of the sound “Gnaayiru”.

Sthala/tala : Thaal(bottom/floor, Foot part of leg). Thaalvu etc…

Sthan : Thaangu(bear, withstand) Similar to  place names that uses Sthaan as prefix.. in Tamil too this word Thaangal is used for many place names.

Dhobi/ Dhavaka : Thuvai (To wash, The washing action, To beat hard, To make soft)

Svaada : Suvai(Taste)

Dhand : Thandu (Staff/Stick) is a common word in Tamil, even English words likeStand can be traced to this. There is also Thuduppu(oars)

Thandangeerai, Thandam, Thandanai(beat with the Staff) etc.. are other related words in Tamil.

Kaaya : Yaakkai (body)

Ardha : Arai(half)( The Tamil word comes from the root, Aru, Ari meaning to cut)

Rashi : Saar, (Inverse sound, Saar in Tamil means to rely upon, (Oru Saaraar, means one group)

Vaastu/Vaasi : Vaal, Vaalkai (life)

Aarthi : Aara+Thee ,  Aara in Tamil means.. goes around, curving/circling action as in aaram(the garland) and Thee means fire.

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Mango

Actually, according to the OED, “mango” probably came from Tamil word manga –it came into mainstream English usage due to Portuguese interaction (in Portuguese it's said manga too) and trading along the Indian coastline.

Even though few words have similar pronounciation in English and Tamil, plum , one , and eight  are  from Tamil.

Plum 

in tamil is palam - means fruit

Eight 

in tamil is "ettu"

One 

in Tamil is "onnu"

Heathen : Kaattan (man of forest)

Venom : Vinai / Visham(sanskrit)

Green/Grass : Keerai

Great : Kotra, Koatra (Interesting word, Kotra in Tamil means some thing that stand aside, not comparable to others)

Holy : KOil (Temple) literally its gods/higher(kO) place(il),

Bush : Pul/puthar : புல்  Grass

Bark/Barge/*barica : parisal

Dervish(begger/poor) : Thuravi (monk) , Thu-ra = Give away(ra) – the – keeping within(thu). Ancient Indian religion, people are categorized into two, one is who settle with a family and the other is monks(thuravikal), they dont have family, they go faraway places seeking knowledge. Duid another word also looks related.

Corn/Grain : Kurunai (smaller grain) Kuru in Tamil is small. and Noi is Broken or Brittle.

Towel : Thuvai/துவை (wash) Germanic source þwēan(wash), dwahan , Hindi (Dhobi) also should be related.

Fade: Vaadu, can also be related to word “Waste”

Drive : ThEr(chariot, Cart), Like in German its Treiben, other English words like Dray, Draw, Drag etc… has the relation.

The Sanskrit word Ratha (the inverse of this sound needs mention).

Paleo/palaio/Palai(Greek) : Palaya (Old) Palaku(Practice) all are related.

Bully : Pollaa (bad, mischievous)

Plus/Plural/Poly – Pala,Pal, PalvEru (many, more,various etc…)

Pale: Paalai (desert and such barren lands) (Pale color doesn’t have much in it, so does a barren land)

Know:Kan (Tamil word Kan means (Eye), kaan=look (This should be the root of many IE words that starts with Kn/Gn) , Latin  “Con”  also should be related with this word “Kan” (eye) in Tamil, primarily to mean “Gain within”  for example words like “consider” “conceal”, “Conduct” are some of the con words. The word “Ken” is widely used in Old  languages “to Know”/”To look” .

Flute : Pullaankulal – Pul=Grass(represents the bamboo that belongs to the grass family),  Kulal =Hallow tube.

Pre-, Previous – Pirpadu, Pirpaadu(after), the one coming later, In Tamil  “pirpaadu” is actually the time taking place later, not current. Pirithu(alternative) also related.

Tolerate/Thole(peg) : ThOl(Shoulder) [ the word “Atlas” can also be related with, Latin tollere is to lift, Statues of Atlas with the earth on his shoulders need mention.]

Culprit, Culpable – Kalvan,Kallar (Thief), Kalavu(Theft) (Literally it should be, one who gains from the place) [not sure if the word "Guilt" also comes under this]

This, Is, That , Its etc.. : இது/ithu(this), அது/athu(that),  இத்(ith),  இட(idathu = its place)

Short, Curtail, Curt : Kuruku, Kurai (shorten, to narrow down etc), [this is also  one of the widely used  words of the Indo European language base including Russian (korotkij-short)]

Collar, Collum, Hals (neck related words) : Kaluthu (neck)

Veil/Wall : VEli(fence)

Aern/Rann : Aran (Aran in Tamil means safeguarding, Aranmanai is palace)

Pare : Pirai (Crescent moon, New moon) (Literally it should be “to show only a little” like a crescent moon.)

Daemon/Devil: Theemai,Theeyavai (Bad/Evil, that which destroys, from the word “Thee” which means “fire”), Latin prefix “de“, also should be related, the root meaning of sound “Thee” is , Keeping with+give away.

Bleach : Vilakku (To clear off, Lighten, Lamp) Vilakkam is explanation ie.  “To make one understand”, Latin words like fulgere, flamma, flagrare etc.  also has the connection.

Pore/Furrow : Purai

Mega : miku, Mika(Very much, exceed)

Cup : Kuvalai

Oath : Othu -To read (loudly)

Eva-porate – Aavi (Steam) Inverse of “Aavi” is “Evaa”.

Inhale : Nukar

Nod : Nadungu

Horse : Kaluthai(Donkey) – Horse in Tamil is Kuthirai. (Arabic word for Horse isKhayl) (Tamil Kalu literally should mean Gain on its  place), so Kaluthai and it  use for transporting goods on top of it.), The word Shoulder(tamil kaluthu) can also be related.

Gold : kelu(brightness, shining, sparkling), this is an important root word from which came a number of other words like yellow, gold, glow.

Curious : Kurippu (Giving hints, Giving Clue, Notes) Kurithu – Give attention to.

Cure : Kurai (To reduce, To lessen) “Kuru” means Narrow, Compact

Fast : Pasi (Hunger)

Flesh/Foul : Pulaal/Pulai

Wonder : Viyan, Viyappu

Sweat : Viyarthal

Gray/Grey : Kari (Black/Dark)

Harvest : Aruvadai(Aru(to cut) and V+adai(To stock in possession)

Gallery : Kal+arai (Vault, Cemetry) In Latin, galilea is  “church porch,” store room in church. in Tamil Kalarai=stone room.  There are more words to link Gal, Cal,hul, hallu with Stone or something formed hard. [Even in Hebrew the word Gal refers to pile of stones]

Gallows : Kalu (Wooden for impaling criminals, Ka+l+u(Gain+in a place+inside),

Kaluthai(Donkey) , Kalugu (eagle),  Kaluthu(neck) all carry things.

Arable : Er (Plough)(The “E” is the long sound “Ae” referring to the inaccessible place it reach to.)

Finish : Pin(Behind)/Pini(everything lost/hardship)/Pinbu/Pinnaal(Time after/back)/Pinam(Corpse)

Bait : Pakadai

Gate : Kathavu

Fact/Factorial/Factory/ : Vakuthu/Vakunthu (means “to divide, To make(“Thittam Vakuthal”=To make a plan), To make it small)

Pacify/Peace/Pact/Pactum : Paku/Pakutthu/Pakuthi ( To split even between, To share, To allow access within),  Padinthu/Padi means (To accept/agree with, to stay calm, To settle in bottom).

Accept: Isaipadu/Isaiputhal (To accept)

Female/Femina(Latin): Pen/Penmai

Function : Panbu/Pani

Annual/Annus : Aandu

Villa/Ville : Vayal(means Farm) (va+ya+l =comes out/growth + identified + place)

Field : veli

From : Varum (means “comes to a place”)

Find: Pidi-பிடி (in Tamil it means to “Get hold of”)

Fog/Fumigare : Pukai

Focus : Pukal( to get famous)

Fond : Punar (Copulate)

Mature:  Muthir-முதிர் ( More older state, Well experienced (for a long time)) (Muthiyavar means old man) (“MootthOr” means elder)

Craft : Kalam-கலம் (Old word for “Ship”, “Plates” in Tamil) Literally  “Ka=To gain + La=in a place + M=Occupying” so kalam is something thats “enclosed object to gain certain things/people”.

Burrow : Putru (புற்று, Snake, Rabit, Rat hole etc..)

Turban : Thalapaa (Head+ Cover) (“Thalai” in Tamil is head, The L changed to R) The word ThOpaa, Thopi are variations of our Thalapaa, used in some other near east languages.

Cluster : Kulai (Grouped as one, bunch/cluster)

Cot : Kattil-கட்டில்

Goat : Kadaa (male goat)

Pain : Pini-பிணி (Under control using  force, Inflicting hardship, Treating as slaves)

Punishment : Pani/Paninthu/Paninthal-பணி (Work/Under control/Working under kings order)

Tie/Teag/Taug/Knot: Kat, Kattu (Tieg) (inverse sound ) (Ka= Gain,  Ta/Da = Movement)

Lion/Leo : Ari (Interestingly Ari or Aryeh is Hebrew word for Lion, and the  L and R shift is common between many languages)

Bene~/Benefit : Payan-பயன்

Nation : Naadu-நாடு (Naadu means Native country in Tamil) (They say the word “nation” and “Native” comes from the Latin word “natus”)

Climate : Kilamai (Its a word that defines seven days of the week representing seven planetary bodies including Sun and Moon, also means “under its control”)

Hour : Kaala, Kaalai (“a time”, in Tamil) and  the word “period” could be “Poludu”

Year : Gnyaairu (Sun in Tamil)

Yaarn : GnyaaN (Thread) woven around. (arai Gnaan kayiru)

Torque / Turn / Drehen(German) : Thiruhi, Thirukku (Thirumbu=Turn Back) etc…

Dream : ThOrram (Appearance, Look) The meaning is not the same. This is also looks closer to “Thought”

dis-Turb -Thiritharu, Thiri, Thiribu (here Turb should be equal to Thi+ri which in Tamil means change or  Losing its current state)

Funeral /Funus : Pinam-பிணம் (means Corpse in Tamil)

Water Lily :  Alli (May be of the same family, not sure if both names refer the same flower)

Wealth/Valor : Valam-வளம்

Value : Valu(gain strength)

Girl: Kilathi (Lead women, Rich Girl)

Guard/Garden : Kaadu-காடு (Forest, Field etc… literally Kaadu means “Gain + Hidden + Move + Inside” forests are well protected and not easy to move inside. In Tamil Kaathal means “To Protect”.

Pandal -Panthal

Friend/Favour/Free : Parinthu/Pattru/Parivu (Parivu word in Tamil means to show favour or affection)

Betel – VetElai

How/who/what : Yaangu/Yaarkku/Yaathu

Action: Aakkam(To create/To prepare)

Level: Alavu

Teak – ThEkku-தேக்கு (refers to Teak, Literally ThEkku=Having with + difficult + Gain in)

Mad: Madamai (Mada = Moving  mind, Not Stable Mind)

Mind/Math : Mathi(not sure)

Copra – Kopparai (kaappu(protective)+ arai(space/room)) Interesting persian word  خمپاره should have this origin.

Give/ Yield – Eekai

Sound: Osai

Surround: Chutru/Chutram (meaning to surround, to encircle)

Ginger – Ingee (Ginger)

Neer(it means Water)  But the word “Nero” in Greek means water. and in Etruscan “Nier” is water.

Water : possible cognate is ootru(spring water) ootru also means to pour. The English word Ooze also looks close. The word Hydro also is related.

Drum : Murasu (Inverse of sound)

Nail : Aani

Lemon – Elumichai

Oral/Oration/Orate/Oracle : Urai-உரை ( Tamil it means To Speak, To give some news )

Villain: Villan(In Tamil it means “One who is with the Bow”)

Orange – NaarthanKaai (A fruit with smell) (Naatram in Tamil means smell) (“Naa” sound in Tamil means “We Get hidden” like in Naakku, Naai, Naatram, Naakku etc..)

God -Kadavul-கடவுள்

L. Cappa, Cuff : Kaappu-காப்பு

Quest/Question : KEtpathu, KEl, KEtpa

Swear/Swor/An-Swer :  Sol/Sor (சொற்)

Petal -Ithal

Cigarette/Cheroot – Churuttu -(Cigar made by rolling tobacco leaves).

Crude – Kuruthi (meaning blood) related to Latin cruor, cruel etc.

Kill -Koll

Seer – Seer (to make things right) The words Juri, Justice also should also be from this origin, “Seer Thooku”  means “To take things right”.

Birth - Piranthu [In Tamil "Pira" means Other one, new one]

Bird – Paravai [In tamil Para is to spread out] Pa+ra to “More + taking to” the action to fly.

Clay/Glue - Kool/Kali-களி (Ka=Gain + L+i= In a place +not to give out) It refers to the sticky nature )

L.Cappere/Capture -Kaipatru,  [In Tamil "Ka" means to Gain/know something, kai, Karam is Hand etc. Kar means Gaining . Words like Carry, Carrier too were close to Kar]

Irrigate : Iraithal (Neer Iraithal , Etram Iraithal is the age old method of irrigating land using well or pond water.)

Get/Take/Tacan/Tacken : Kadan (inverse sound) (Kadan in modern Tamil means “Loan” but literally it means “having something   to be given back” and some places it means “duty to return some favor received”.

Bring/Brought: Peruka/Peruthal (பெறு)

Buy/Bought : Vaaitha (German – buggjan), Vaaitha comes from the root word Vaai(mouth)

Broad: Parutha (Literally “accepts more”) Parathai (Prostitute)

More : Mali மலிந்த

Touch: Thodu

One/Uni/Unite: Onru, Onri, Onnuthal etc… (in Tamil the sound “O” comes in words to mean “unite” )

Five:Ainthu

Eight: Ettu

Vision: Vili (To see) [In Tamil the sound "Vi" means "To come out, Visible etc..." words like Vidai, Vilai, Vili, Vidu,Viri ]

Voice : Vaai (“Vaai” refers to “mouth”)

Valve – Vaayil (Opening, Door)

Axle : Acchu + Ach+Chu = அ+ச்+சு  = Join inside.

Age : Aayul

Easy/aisie: Eliya/ElithE

Roll/Round: Urul :Rotating or Round,  Urulai means Sphere. Uru means shape.

River: Aaru/Aruvi (Other European words for river are Ryo, Rio…) in Tamil AA+ru means “Source unknown + Takes to here”

Rice – Arici (Ari means to “Take within”  and  si= After breaking/removing)

Reap:Aruppu (Aru means to “Take to inside”  “pp” = Many)

Rich: Arasu(Arasu means kingdom in Tamil, The sound Ara= “the action of taking to” and “Su” = “Join inside” meant the “kingdom” the  which distributes wealth)

Right: Uriyathu(correct) / Uttra

Rare : Ariya

Polish : Palinga (Smooth and Shining)

Hysteria : Pasalai (The sounds may not match exact, but the meaning are the same, refers to female hysteria)

Horse : Kuthirai/Pari

Taboo: Tappu / Thavaru (Meaning “Wrong” in Tamil)

Commander:KOmaan, The king, In Tamil “KO” sound means Control from a distant place.

Want: VEndu

Hard: Kari , Kadi (Kadi means difficult to move in Tamil) “Kari”  means Sronger in Tamil.

Beauty: Pain(பைந் ) (in Tamil it often refers to something that is colorful).

Full : Mulu

Coir – Kayiru  – Ropes.

Curry – Kari – Sause

Mango – Maangai

Join: Serntha

Crime: Kutram

Aim: Eei (In Tamil Eei means to shoot, To Take from distance)

Arm/Hand: Karam, Kai. (Ka+ra=Gains + Gives)

Leg: Kaal (Just inverse it) in Tamil “Kaa”   means support.( in German, “Keule” is Leg)

Star: Chudar (meaning Shinning, Bright) – சுடர் , the sanskrit word NakSatra should also be from this origin.

Dad: Thanthai : (May sound odd, but many languages including European has Tata, Tadah etc… for father., in Tamil “Than+thai” means “Keeping within his possession”)

Parents: Petravar

Practice : Palaku/Palakkam

Brothel /Prostitute : Parathai (meaning Prostitute) “Para” means Spread and  not restricted.

Aunt : Atthai

Antham : End (Antham means End, or near to the destination)

Body: Udambu

Leaf : Ilai

Lose : Ilanth (Illai means “Not there”, Ilivu means going low)

Letter: Elutthu

Light : (Lean) : Ilaitthu

Thick/Thin: The sound “Thi” in Tamil itself means “condition”, Thinai, thilai, thikai, thirai, thiram, thiru, thiri, thisai, thikal etc are others words that defines the condition of the object/place.(“Thinai” means very smaller in size)

Blame : Pali

Plough: Ulavu

Pot: Paanai

World : Ulaku /Ulakam-உலகம்

Work: Ulai-உழை

Iron : Irumbu-இரும்பு

Boat : Padaku (in French its “bateau”)

Light(noun): Oli (“Li” sound means to leave from the surface)

Lake : Kulam (Latin “Lacus”) in Tamil its inverse and Ku+la = Gain inside + land refers to pond or lake.

Place : Palli (Place, School etc..) In Kannada its Halli for village. or it can be fromPulam(more used place, living place)

Hole : Kuli (Ku+li=Gain inside + Leaving the surface)

Have/Haven/Harbor : Kavarnthu(To gain inside, To capture)

Hit: Idi

Attack: Thaakku

Attach : Thacchu (Means to “To Join” or “To Fix”, “Thacchan” refers to carpenter )

Pan : Pan (Means “many”, “more” “all” etc… )

Cave:Kuhai-குகை (Literally it has these ku=Gain+inside, kai=Gain+possession)

Child : Chiraar -சிறார்

Son: Magan (Here the sound is different but I need to highlight that in Irish and Scottish “Mac/Mago/makko” refers to son)

Sun : Sen (May not be the source, but Sen in Tamil comes to mean, “attractive” or “Bright”, SenjGnayiru is common term to refer “Bright/Red Sun)

Prize: Parisu/parisam

Food/Feed : Pindam  or  from the words oon/oottu /

Know/Knowledge – Gnanam(Knowledge), Gnaalam(Worldly knowledge), In Tamil “Gnaayiru” means Sun, the ultimate en-lightener.

Cry:Kurai(Dogs Barking, Animal Shouting), Kural(Loud Speech) AluKural=Crying Loud, Imil Kural = Birds sound etc..

Stop: Thaduppu (Cut the S)

Steal/Stalker : Tholai ; Stall : Tholuvam, Stale : Thol(old, long time with)

Spear,Javelin, “Veles”, Verutum : Vael (Cut the S, Change P to V, and “R” To “L” these are common sound transitions)

Stud/Stick: Thadi (cut the S)

Shade/Shadow/Skot : Kudai (Cut the S) (Kudai means Umbrella, but early literature it means under the shade, under protection etc)

Stall/Stable : Tholuvam (Cut the S) (Tholuvam means cattle shed)

Se-parate: Pirithu

Snake: Naaka Paambu (Naaka is cobra a type of snake) in Tamil “Paambu” is snake. Naaga literally means “that which we need hidden”

Calf : Kanru

Spread : Padar/Parantha

Side : Idai (Meaning, Sides also means “Flanks of a person”) (Cut the S)

Stand/Stock(tree trunk)/Stock(for future use) : Thaangu (To withstand), Thangu(To Stay), related with Sanskrit “StAn”

Throw: Thura, Thuranthu( in Tamil it means to reject or keep away from, one who keep  away from worldly pleasure is a Thuravi(monk))

Split : Piri  (cut the S)

Stack: Adukku (cut the S)

Speed: Peedu (“peedu” in Tamil means , more famous/more progressive/Coming out more )

Sudden : Udden (Immediately)

Sword: Vaal (cut the S)

Shore/Scorre: Karrai (cut the s)

Sharp : Koor

Short : Kuru (Cut the S)

Strength/Stren: Thiran (cut the S)

Street: Theru (again you have to cut the S :) )

Shield : Kedaya, Kedaka, Kiduku

Smile : Makil(cut the S)

Sponge : Panju, Panji (Cut the S)

Cash – Kasu – coins or dollars used by early Tamils.

Cattemaran – KattuMaram – Fishing boats that are made using wooden planks tied together.

Hundred: Nooru

Pour: Poli/Peyal

Dare : Thiram (Capacity, Strength, Withstanding power) (Sanskrit -Dhairiya)

Drizzle: Thuli

Root: Thoor (inverse in sound)

Eagle: Kalugu

Thatch : Thatti

Trans : Thiri (Change, There is a word “Thiritharu” that means Transform)

Adamant: Adangaa(Not in control)

Praise: Paaraattu

Aid/Aiudha: Udavi(means “help” in Tamil)

Place : Pulam/Valavu

Cottage/Hut/House: Kudisai/Kudi

Nerve: Narambu (The strings of musical instrument Haarp(Yaal) is  Narumbu)

Feast : Virunthu (Virunthu in Tamil also means feast, there are many other related words in English like  Festival,  Fair(vila) etc…

Viru literally  in Tamil means to “Take in (ru)+ that which are kept within(vi)” like in Wish:Virumbu

Foreign: Piran(others, external) Prae(Latin) Pre(English) Pira(Tamil)

Fear : Payam

Flee/Fleece/Fly : Peeli (Feather Dress, Peacock feather used as dress or decoration)

Famous/Proud: Perumai

Force : POr ( Means “War” in Tamil) (forcier means to”conquer by violence”)

Violence : Puyal (Means “Storm” in Tamil)

Fossil : Puthayal (“Treasure/Inside land”, Puthai means to Bury)

Refer/Relate: Uravu

Malleable : Melliya (Soft)

Get : Konda ?

Make: Amaika

Mud: Maasu -Dirt (also “Mann” refers to sand in Tamil.)

Direction: Thisai

Flood : Vellam

Float : Thaval (தவழ்)

Fall/Feel : Veel (Veel means Falling , but in some cases it means to fall in love) may be related to love.

Follow/Belief : Valipadu(accept the way)

Fire :  Veru(to be away from), Veri(Fiery), Viraku (dry wood, firewood or Fire source in Tamil) which should be the cognate of the word Fragment.

Virile : Virai(testicle)

Frissure : Viri / Virisal

Fault/Fail : paluthu/பழுது/Pilai (palu = More in a place, more older)  (it would be interesting to study these words further)

Finger : Viral (Some little sound resemblance is there, this word comes from root “Viri” means  to spread, to break open etc…,)

Decent : Thakuntha( Matching, Fitting, Appropriate), Thakuthi = state of ability.

Delicate : Thalir (Tender, The newly grown leaves)

Hunt: VEttu

Aroma: Naarum. (Orange=Naarthan)

Call : Kooval ?

Battle/bataille /Battalion : Padai ( In Tamil Padai means Army)

Axe: Ari (Ari means “To take in, To cut”) Axe=KOdAri

Lunch/Luncheon : Arunthu (To eat or drink)

Bar: Paarai (Paarai means Large Rocks hidden inside and not easily moved),Crowbar in Tamil is KadarPaarai(literally meaning “cross the rocks/obstructions”)

Poem: Paadal, Poet: Paattinar

Arms: Aran (Aran in Tamil, means Tools for protection, often refers the King’s fort, also Aranmanai=palace)

Vary: VEru , Various: PalVEru

Victory: Venri Win:Venru

Honey : ThEn(May not sound same) but what i want to highlight is another common word for honey in Latin and Greek which is “Milith“, this is again sounds similar to Tamil word  “Amiltham” This is the other word for sweet honey or nectar from the flowers.

Hercules : Karikaalan (Karikaalan in Tamil means Great protection/Legs or Elephant legs, The English word “Claw” or “Clutch” should have relation with Tamil word Kaal(Legs)

Christ : Theertha? theertha in Tamil means purify, to nullify, to heal. “theertham” is holy water. The Jain Theerthankar (one who is pure/ finished with his karmas or one who purifies)

Gallus,Galli : Kaal/KOli

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