Origins of the Caste in Ancient India

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<sudheerbirodkar at YAHOO.COM> wrote:

 The word caste itself is derived from the
>Spanish word 'Casto' which means pure or chaste. In the Indian lexion
>we refer to caste by the words 'Varna' meaning colour and 'Jati' which
>is derivedfrom the
>root syllable 'Ja' which means 'to be born'.

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Thanks for the elucidative remarks regarding the meanings of
the Indian lexikon, for we probably didn't know that until now,
but as for the word cast its etymology is Portuguese, *casta*.