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Word	Origins
commandable	-adjective Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu*garri ‘commandable’ derives from it.
commandment	-noun Indian *Manu* was the first mortal who issued commandments called Manushruthi. euskara (Basque) *manu* ‘commandment’ derives from it.
compassion	-noun Indian Urdu word for it is *rahm. Ladino raham*eem 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’.
comrade	-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu *dost* means ‘friend’. Romany (language of European gypsies) *dosti* ‘comrade’ derives from it. d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this.
conclusion	-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu *aakhir* means ‘end’, ‘final’, ‘last’. Arabic *aakir* ‘conclusion’ derives from it.
condition	-noun Indian Urdu word for it is *haal. Greek haali* derives from it.
confederacy	-noun Indian Sanskrit *band* mean ‘bond’, ‘tie’. German der Bund ‘confederacy’ derives from it
confederate	-noun Indian Sanskrit *band* mean ‘bond’, ‘tie’. German der Bundesgenosse ‘confederate’ derives from it.
conjuctivitis	-noun Indian Sanskrit *band* mean ‘bond’, ‘tie’. German die *Bind*ehautentzundung ‘conjunctivitis’ derives from it
conjunction	-noun Indian Sanskrit *band* mean ‘bond’, ‘tie’. German das Bindewort ‘conjunction’ derives from it.
connecting link	-noun Indian Sanskrit *band* mean ‘bond’, ‘tie’. German die *Bind*eglied ‘connecting link’ derives from it.
connossieur	-noun Indian Tamil *rasam means ‘broth’. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. Indian Urdu ras* means ‘juice’ Indian Sanskrit *rasah means ‘flavor’ Indian Hindi ras*eek means ‘connoisseur’. This example is given here to show that there is very little difference between northern and southern languages of India.
conquer	-verb Indian Urdu *baadshah* means ‘emperor’. Persian *shahenshah* (*shah* of shahs) ‘king of kings’ derives from it. Gaelic *ceannsaich* ‘conquer’ also derives from it.
conqueror	-noun Indian Urdu *baadshah* means ‘emperor’. Persian *shahenshah* (*shah* of shahs) ‘king of kings’ derives from it. Gaelic *ceannsaiche* ‘conqueror’ also derives from it.
conquest	-noun Indian Urdu *baadshah* means ‘emperor’. Persian *shahenshah* (*shah* of shahs) ‘king of kings’ derives from it. Gaelic *ceannsachadh* ‘conquest’ also derives from it.
consecration	-noun Indian Urdu *qaanoon* means ‘law’, ‘rule‘. English *canon*ication (pronounced as *kanon*ication) ’consecration’ derives from it
container	-noun Indian Tamil *paath’thiram means ‘vessel’. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. Indian Sanskrit word is paathram. am is just a suffix for neiter nouns. Indian Hindi word is paathra*... This example is given here to show that there is very little difference between northern and southern languages of India.
contemptible	-adjective Indian Urdu *suvvar* means ‘pig’. Gaelic *suarach* ‘contemptible’ derives from it.
continent	-noun Indian Sanskrit *deshah (pronounced as dayshah) ‘country’ ah is just a suffix for nouns. The basic word is desh. d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this*. Chinese dashi ‘continent’ derives from it.
control	-verb Indian Urdu *baadshah* means ‘emperor’. Persian *shahenshah* (*shah* of shahs) ‘king of kings’ derives from it. Gaelic *ceannsaich* ‘control’ derives from it.
convent	-noun Indian Tamil *manai means ‘house’. ai is just a neuter suffix. Greek moni* ‘convent’ derives from it.
cook	-noun Indian Tamil *rasam means ‘broth’. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns. Indian Urdu ras* means ‘juice’ Indian Sanskrit *rasah means ‘flavor’ Indian Hindi ras*oaiya means ‘cook’. This example is given here to show that there is very little difference between northern and southern languages of India.
copy	-noun Indian Hindi/Urdu *asli* means ‘original’. Georgian (Kartuli ena) *asli* ‘copy‘ derives from it. Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR.
corporation	-noun Indian Sanskrit word *karpah means ‘body‘. ah is just a suffix for nouns. English corp*oration ‘a group of bodies‘ derives from it..
corps	-noun Group of people like the Marine Corps etc. Indian Sanskrit *karpah mean ‘body’. ah is just a noun suffix. German das Korps* derives from it. English *corps* also derives from it. Spanish *cuerpo* also derives from it.
corps	-noun Indian Sanskrit word *karpah means ‘body‘. ah is just a suffix for nouns. English corp*s ‘a group of bodies such as Marine Corps‘ derives from it..
corpse	-noun Indian Sanskrit *karpah mean ‘body’. ah is just a noun suffix. Gaelic corp* ‘corpse’ derives from it. English *corp*se also derives from it.
cost	-noun Indian Tamil *kaasu* means ‘coin money’. Gaelic *cos*gais ‘cost’ derives from it. German die Kosten also derives from it. English *cost also derives from it. Spanish costa (pronounced as kos*ta) also derives from it.
costly	-adjective Indian Tamil *kaasu* means ‘coin money’. Gaelic *cos*gail ‘costly’ derives from it. English *cos*tly also derives from it. German *kos*tpielig ‘costly’ also derives from it. Spanish *cos*toso (pronounced as *kos*toso) also derives from it.
couch	-noun Indian *divan* means ‘sofa‘.. Ladino (language of Sephardic [wandering] Jews in Europe) *divan* ’couch’ derives from it. Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic) derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu *safaari* ‘travel’.

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