Origins of the Caste in Ancient India

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><sudheerbirodkar at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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> 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 caste its etymology is Portuguese, *casta*.
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>Jesualdo Correia
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