26.1020, Qs: Etymology of Latin word 'navia'(ship)

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Subject: 26.1020, Qs: Etymology of Latin word 'navia'(ship)

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:26:35
From: A S Sundar [a.s.sundar52 at gmail.com]
Subject: Etymology of Latin word 'navia'(ship)

 
The commonly accepted root of the English word 'Navy' is Latin 'navia'(ship).

Its quite interesting to note that the Latin word 'navia' relates directly to
the Tamil word 'navai' pronounced 'naavaay'. This Tamil word 'navai' is
derived from its Tamil root 'nai'. 'Navai' means the lead-ship in a fleet of
ships going for naval warfare. 'Nai' in Tamil means 'to lead'. Since the dog
always leads its master by moving in front, it is called 'Nai' in Tamil. The
lead character in a film or drama is called 'Nayagan'. Similarly lead warriors
fighting in war were called 'Naiks, Naickers, Nairs, Naidus etc. So, it
appears that Tamil word 'navai' is related to Latin word 'navia' directly. 

As a researcher on the etymological connection between Greek /Latin and
Tamil,my earlier submissions in LL on the Etymology of Greek word 'Paleo'may
be read in LL 14.1554 followed by Summary later.

Now I am interested in knowing (1) whether Latin/Greek has any other words
for'ship'(2) any other words available in Latin/Greek related to Latin word
'navia'.

Kindly email your responses to a.s.sundar52 at gmail.com. I will submit a Summary
of findings with due credit to contributions.
 

Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable

Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     Greek, Ancient (grc)
                     Latin (lat)



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