Either they are derived from each other or they are cognates). Why don't you apologise for your mistakes and correct yourself. Remember that there is a world outsidce you. I'm not clear what the /l/ thing is about, as I haven't seen Nohat or Hraefen do anything but ask for sources, as is required by Wikipedia's verifiability policies. Would be much appreciated. You have insulted even the Government of India by saying that the Presidential order is Speculation, for which we demand an apology. "MODERN" can be replaced by "Words Originated Directly From Tamil" and I also request DoctorBruno to let go of this instance of incivility and get on to editing. Finally it is a word in English today but it is still endemic to Tamil and has been in English usage only due to Tamil practitioners of the dance form.Vayalir (talk) 14:31, 27 August 2008 (UTC), Jay aGanapathi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.252.36.201 (talk) 04:34, 1 July 2009 (UTC), This word for "God" could have come from the common Tamil name for God "KadaUl", this is an ancient Tamil word for God and means (one who had gone above everythings). Otherwise, it should be cross-listed with Sanskrit with notes at both.--, Orange < Naranj (French)< Naranja (Spanish < Naranjah (arabic) < Naranga (Sanskrit) < Narangai (Tamil) from naran (fragrance) + gai (fruit), No, a book does not NEED to have an ISBN to be authoritative, but on Wikipedia we NEED to cite sources that can be checked by other Wikipedians. English is one of the most widely spoken languages across the globe and a common language of choice for people from different backgrounds trying to communicate with each other. And it is not from other dravidian languages. By continuing to visit this site you agree to our use of cookies. There seems to be conflicting information about whether kuruntam was derived from kuruvintam on the internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tamil%26Mal.JPG http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Derivation_for_one_two_three_etc_in_Tamil, --Inbamkumar86 (talk) 11:03, 23 June 2012 (UTC), The word 'one' does have clear meaning. Feel free to try and find one.--Hraefen 19:18, 31 December 2005 (UTC), American Heritage says that 'teak' is from Malayalam [2], a Tamil language related to Tamil. Is only English books reliable. Vayalir (talk) 08:17, 8 March 2008 (UTC), Obviously, my aim is to improve the article and not to teach you. What more proof do you need. [9]--Manuspanicker (talk) 11:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC), Similar sounding words in English and Tamil removed 03/15/06, Tamil is the oldest Classical language and mother of all world Languages, Let us let go of this instance of incivility and get on to editing, A Question to Ponder : Two contradicting facts from two sources, Relevancy Of Malayalam in this article and OLD/MODERN Tamil boundary, I have revised and collected many more words which may be usefull to update this article, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_Derivation_for_one_two_three_etc_in_Tamil, List of English words of Malayalam origin, Loanword#Distinction_between_borrowing_and_inheriting, http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/06/15/stories/2005061501090400.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravidian_languages, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_English_words_of_Tamil_origin#Let_us_let_go_of_this_instance_of_incivility_and_get_on_to_editing, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_English_words_of_Tamil_origin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tamil%26Mal.JPG, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/one#Etymology_4, http://www.adhikaalai.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20226&Itemid=9, http://archive.org/stream/ophidiataprobani00wall#page/48/mode/1up, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:List_of_English_words_of_Tamil_origin&oldid=982816692, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.