Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 A couple of thoughts 1. In Sanskrit jyeSTha refers to something of the highest quality, whereas in Tamil the word <cETTai> or <CESTai> has a negative connotation, like <trouble>. 2. Then again, most probably by pure coincidence, the Italian word <cattivo> meaning <bad> sounds very much like the Tamil word <keTTa>, meaning <bad>, just as the Greek <palaios> (old) sounds like the Tamil <pazaiya>. VVRaman May 11, 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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