<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->[f. L navigare (navis ship, agere drive) + -ATE]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Husky,
Latin <i>navis</i> in Sanskrit is <i>nau</i> (Hindi naav)
Another similar meaning and sounding word: Boat - <i>pot</i> in Sanskrit.
coincidence?
added later: (having asked above, I am not agreeing to the rest of what that person wrote. Just wondering about the similarity. 'Navy' in indic is Nau)
Husky,
Latin <i>navis</i> in Sanskrit is <i>nau</i> (Hindi naav)
Another similar meaning and sounding word: Boat - <i>pot</i> in Sanskrit.
coincidence?
added later: (having asked above, I am not agreeing to the rest of what that person wrote. Just wondering about the similarity. 'Navy' in indic is Nau)