Tamil Loanwords Lately we've been exploring words that have made their way into English from languages across the world, from Africa to Scandinavia and Russia to Hawaii. Today we're looking at loanwords from Tamil, the fifth most-spoken language in India, and an official language of Singapore and Sri Lanka.
Kaden /ka-den/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Kaden is companion.Also possibly refers to a swamp in Old German, or to an Old English word meaning round. Mainly used as a modern name with many variations.aden is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#40465 out of 150436, Top 27%).
Etymological view supported by numerous noted scholars is that the name Afghan evidently derives from Sanskrit Ashvaka or Ashvakan (q.v), the Assakenois of Arrian[1]. This view was propounded by scholars like Dr Christian Lassen, J. W. McCrindle [2] etc and has been supported by numerous modern scholars [3] [4] [1].akhzan-e Afghan by Nematullah, written in 1612 CE at the Mughal court in India, traces the Afghan or Pakhtun origin from Abraham down to one named King Talut or Saul. It states that Saul had a son Irmia (Jeremia), who had a son called Afghana.