Lexicostatistics: Telugu to Tamil

Comparison Telugu to Tamil

  English    Telugu     Tamil   Comments  Points  
Death-C-C-
చచ్చు (cacci) [1]
-C-
சா (ca) [2]
Exact consonant match -C-/-C-
 50,00  
Ear-C-V-
చెవి (cevi)
-K-T-
காது (katu)
Too weak signals, no point!  0,00  
Eye-K-N-
కన్ను (kannu)
-K-N-
கண் (kan)
Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 100,00  
Four-N-L-G-
నాలుగు (nalugu)
-N-N-K-
நான்கு (nanku)
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Related consonant match -G-/-K-
 65,00  
Hand-C-J-
చేయి (ceyi)
-K-J-
கை (kai)
Exact consonant match -J-/-J-
 50,00  
I-N-N-
నేను (nenu)
-N-N-
நான் (nan)
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 100,00  
Name-P-R-
పేరు (peru)
-P-J-R-
பெயர் (peyar)
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
 66,67  
Night-R-J-
రేయి (reyi)
-R-V-
இரவு (iravu)
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
 50,00  
Nose-M-K-
ముక్కు (mukku)
-M-K-
மூக்கு (mukku)
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
 100,00  
Sun-P-D-
పొద్దు (poddu) [3]
-N-J-R-
ஞாயிறு (ñāyiṟu) [4]
Too weak signals, no point!  0,00  
Three-M-D-
మూడు (mudu)
-M-N-R-
மூன்று (munru)
Exact consonant match -M-/-M-
 33,33  
Tongue-N-L-K-
నాలుక (naluka)
-N-K-
நாக்கு (nakku)
Exact consonant match -K-/-K-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 66,67  
Tooth-P-N-
పన్ను (pannu)
-P-L-
பல் (pal)
Exact consonant match -P-/-P-
 50,00  
Two-R-N-D-
రెండు (rendu)
-R-N-D-
இரண்டு (irendu)
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Exact consonant match -D-/-D-
 100,00  
Water-N-R-
నీరు (niru)
-N-R-
நீர் (nir)
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
 100,00  
Who-V-R-
ఎవరు (evaru)
-J-R-
யார் (yar)
Exact consonant match -R-/-R-
 50,00  
Wind-G-L-
గాలి (gali)
-K-R-
காற்று (karru)
Related consonant match -G-/-K-
Related consonant match -L-/-R-
 82,50  
You (thou)-N-V-
నీవు (nivu)
-N-
நீ (ni)
Exact consonant match -N-/-N-
 50,00  
Analysis:
Total Points/#words: 1114,17/18 (=61,898/100). This value has to be reverted (100-Result) to get the Genetic distance:
Genetic distance: 38,10
 
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Statistics for this comparison (exposure to chance - explanation here):
 
→ Mathematical expectation (μ): 87,92
→ Standard deviation (σ): 5,85
p-value = ƒ(38,10, μ, σ): 8,614 × 10-18
 
This comparison has a probability lower than 0,01% to get results below 38,10 if conducted with random values.
References:
 1. To die
 2. To die
 3. Archaic form, modern form is Indo-Aryan loan
 4. Archaic form, modern form is Indo-Aryan loan