`59, 5 April 2007 (UTC) ::To be a Etymologist, one no need to have Phd. As all his researches are in Etymology and those reseaches are aggreed and appriciated by Govt of India, he is obviously an Etymologist. The definition of Etymologist is follows:   ``An etymologist is a linguist who focuses primarily on the origins of words. They are interested in the socioeconomic and cultural value of words. Etymology can provide interesting insights into popular culture by showing the history of its words.``  There is no Phd mentioned here. So Pavanar is Etymologist.   :::note, ``a linguist``. This implies academic training. It will not do to present random authors with master's degrees as ``academics``, much less autodidacts like Pavanar. He may be an ``eminent``   and much-loved author, but his ``linguistics`` is confused pseudoscholarship, sorry.   11:`