Stalin released two books on the comparison of etymology dictionary of Tamil and Indo-European languages

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin released a general introduction book on Tuesday, along with the first volumes of Tamil and Indo-European from the Chennai Secretariat.

The initiative is part of a collaboration between Tamil Nadu Textbook and Education Services and Oxford University Press to propose a 12-volume comparative etymology dictionary for Tamil and Indian European languages. The state government has approved Rs 8 crore for the project, which is led by 20 experts led by Professor G. Arasenthiran have been working since 2022.

Volume 1 is based on the assumptions of 19 word etymology in Western Indian European languages, such as Latin, Greek, German, French, English, English and Eastern Indo-European languages ​​such as Sanskrit, Pali and Sinhala, which originate from Tamil.

Sukanta Das, Managing Director of the University of Oxford India Branch, was present, with experts from the Indian-European languages ​​and officials. Minister Saminathan, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, senior official of the state government.