I find the meaning of words and the origin thereof fascinating. etymolog is a tool to store, retrieve and work with etymological facts. For example this could be looking up the Sanskrit word tr and derivation t
I went to inaccessible places far away from the hustle bustle of the Uttarkhand towns; days walk from the nearest road-head and found the largest natural “OM” of the world, the largest natural “Shiva lingam” of the world, the most sacred natural lake of India, where it is said that...
"British rule in India," 1859, from Hindiraj"rule, dominion, kingdom" (from PIE root*reg-"move in a straight line," with derivatives meaning "to direct in a straight line," thus "to lead, rule"). rajah(n.) alsoraja, "king or prince in India," ruling either independently or as ...
"pile or heap of wood or other combustible materials for burning a dead body," 1650s,… See origin and meaning of pyre.
late 14c., from Old Norsefyri-"fir" or Old Danishfyr, both from Proto-Germanic*furkhon(source also of Old High Germanforaha, GermanFöhre"fir"), from PIE root*perkwu-, originally meaning "oak," also "oak forest," but never "wood" (source also of Sanskritparaktah"the holy fig tr...
"wood-pigeon," a common European bird, 1530s, from ring (n.1) + dove (v.). It has a… See origin and meaning of ring-dove.
"Indian," from Hind "India," from Sanskrit sindhu "river," meaning here the Indus; hence… See origin and meaning of hindu.
Origin and history of teak teak(n.) 翻译成: 简体中文 (Chinese) type of large East Indian tree yielding dark, heavy, durable wood, 1690s, from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam (Dravidian) tekka, cognate with Tamil tekku, Telugu teku, Kanarese tegu "the teak tree." The Hindi name is ...
wood madness," German wut "rage, fury"), from PIE *wet- (1) "to blow; inspire, spiritually arouse;" source of Latin vates "seer, poet...," Old Irish faith "poet;" "with a common element of mental excitement" [Buck]... skald...
"small, flat-bottomed boat," especially one sent out from a larger vessel to catch fish,… See origin and meaning of dory.