Let us see few words:
Speculation- This is more used to mean forTrading, with more fluctuations.
Speculation is from the Latin word-"Pecunia" means Money.
Now this word has the root, of Latin, surprising for us-"Pecus" means Cattle, Yes earlier trading was by transfer of items in kind from one to other and cattle was important Kind item. Hence- the word for CATTLE changed to Money.
SALARY- the word for wages, again is said from one of the earliest important item i.e., Salt; and incidently the Tamil Word is ambalam-end is from UPPALAM refering Salt.
We saw numbers earlier and the whole world calls, 9th,10th etc, month as 7th 8th etc., wrongly in spite of knowing the etymology.
Now for the names of Numerals in English-
One and Eight are mostly from Tamil-ONDRU and ETTU.
2-Two is from Sanskrit- Thuvithiyai- Two
3-Three is from Sanskrit- Thrithiyai-Three
4 and 5 are not clear
6-Six from Sanskrit-Sashti-Six
7-Seven from Sanskrit -Saptami
9-From Navami etc., was seen
For Number One in Sanskrit we have many words- Pratham, Aadhi etc.,
Tamil Dictionary was Agarathi- however TN Govt. Dictionay Project name changed at the instance of Pavanar and other scholars to AGARAMOODALI- to leave theSanskrit Aadhi.
Thiruvalluvar had no problem in using Aadhi in his Kural No.1 and Kural-543 as, Agara Mudala Eluthellam Aathi..., and Anthanar Noorkum Arathirkum Aathiyai..., (We may get small Fables, not appropriate Linguistically but good timepass) The Leader of the Government is called PRIME Minister- from PRAtham-thabecoming silent, and Tamil used Prathmar itself. Prime Number etc., are from same roots.
We are all familiar with Prakrit- Sanskrit is more refined and highly Gramatical language, but little spoiled spoken one is Prakrit. PraKrit- is from Pratham and Kritham meaning First written..
English wORDS "Script "and "Scripture "are from this Kritham.
I GIVE full text which have been clarified ealier, but lies spread against me.
Quote of Pavanar was- "Samaskrithathin Thalai Sirantha Ilakkana Noolakiya Paniniyam Paniniyal BC-4m Noorandil Iyarrap pattathu. Ilakkana Noolai Viyakarnam enbar VAdanoolar. Annorku mun Ennilakkana Noolkal Iyarrpattathaka Sollap paukindrathu. Avarrul muthalathu Vetha Kalthatu enapadum Iyendiram"- Page 56,57 TamilAR Varalaru.
Let us see more words later.
MosesMohammed Solomon.