A 12-volume etymological dictionary project is exploring the deep linguistic connections between Tamil and Indo-European languages, aiming to prove the antiquity of Tamil. The project traces Tamil root words, suggesting it could be the source for many expressions found across the Indo-European family, potentially linking to ancient global languages.
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