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Most of us think that Greek is a Indo-European Language and Tamil is a Dravidian language and so they are not related at all ! Nothing can be far from truth than this inference. My 15 years of research into the possible genetic link between Greek and Tamil has proved it beyond doubt. I think language classifications are not as sacrosanct as we think and we can jump over walls to find truths.
Greek Tamil Historical Links
Before that ,a little of historical background may help.The Greeks and Romans were well known to Tamils during the BC era.Apart from extensive literary references, archaeological finds of Roman gold coins at Kalaiyamputhur in Tamil Nadu State of India attests to this fact.They were called by a common term ‘Yavanars’in Tamil.Since these travelers commenced their voyages from the Ionian Sea ,they were named ‘Ionavars’in Tamil.The etymology goes like this Ionia>Ionavar>Yavanar.In those days foreign traders camped for months in India for trade purposes, developed matrimonial links and mixed with the local populace freely.References of Greeks guarding the fort of Madurai town is also available,in Tamil texts. Thus the interaction was not for short periods and was not limited to trade purposes only.
However I would hasten to add that this intensive interactions would not have resulted in exchange of any basic ‘words’ between the languages,except words of trade. The reason is that the words we discuss date back to much earlier periods and suggests more of genetic links.
Many words found in Greek have clear links with Tamil .Please read my blog for more in this regard.Greek and Tamil
There are many more in this line.
The word 'cash' is also from Tamil 'kasu' which means 'coin' .'Money' is derived from 'mani' pronounced as 'money' in the Tamil word 'maniyakkaran'மணியக்காரன் which means 'temple tax collector'.The word is used even now for village tax collectors in Tamil Nadu,India.
