Root Tamil word exists in many languages of the world in various modifications but retaining the semantic meaning, in the worls languages, it is difficult to find a basic word that does not have some link with Tamil word.
| S.No | Language | No of Words | Similariy |
| 1 | Malayalam | ||
| 2 | Korean | 500+ | |
| 3 | English | ||
| 4 | Malay | ||
| 5 | Creole | ||
| 6 | Brahui | ||
| 7 | Tagalog | ||
| 8 | Sinhala | ||