--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> --- In [email protected], off_world_beings
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> massive snip
>
> >
> > Unfortunately , people spoke langauges and had cultures long
before
> > they were written down, and the general concensus among scholars
is
> > that there was a proto Indo Europena language which in terms of
the
> > words it used Sankrit seems to have the closest relative words.
This
> > Indo-European langauge has no proof of its existence, only
> > conjecture. Whatever Sanskrit came from, it is close to it.
Even
> > English is just a dialect of a more ancient Sankrit like
langiuage.
> >
>
> ******
>
> I thought English was primarily Germanic (as opposed to Romance).
Are you saying that
> the Germanic group is "just a dialect" of the Sanskrit group?
>
> Sorry for the nit-picky question, but in this detail I feel
inclined to inquire.
>
> L B S>>>
Indo-European, which has as its antecedent proto-indo-european, of
which a descendent , Sanskrit, is one of the oldest still used
today. And if you look closely there is more Sanskrit words in
English than one would expect. Its uncanny. It evolved from the same
anscestor as Sanskrit, and many important words that can be traced
beyond Europe, are traced to an older Sanskrit antecedant, or
relative. Take the word 'cow' for example : 'gau' in Sanskrit. Take
the old english word 'pater' (father), and it has the same word in
Latin and Sanskrit (Pitr or pitar or something like that). The word
Jupiter (Dyuspitar, Zeuspitar), is a combination of the word 'Zeus'
(God) and 'Pitar'. ('God the Father'), and there is a similar
correlate in Sanskrit , but I forget it off the top of my
head...Dyus Pitr or something like that, that means 'sky god'.
Much of English comes from the germanic languages as you say, and
much of that is influenced by the waves of cultures that moved
Westward over time, and went the other way too. (the Kelts are one
exmaple).
Much of English also comes from Latin , much of which comes from
Sanskrit (or perhaps the other way around , but considering the
movements of the Kelts throughout and across early Europe and their
complete infiltration into Italy, it would suggest a Westward
march.) The word 'Mediterranian' is the same as a Sanskrit 'Madya ?
Teranayia?' or something like that, which means 'in the middle of
the earth'- like the Mediteranian sea is surrounded by land.
The word mother, also has a Sankrit origin, (through Matr, maman) ,
but I forget.
The English word 'Man' comes from a Sanskrit 'man', which means 'to
think' (as in Man-tra). The word 'man' in Sanskrit is related to the
word 'Manu', 'the lawgiver', which really just means that aspect of
our higher consciousness that directs and unfolds life in an
evolutionary manner. 'Natural Law'
There are many words that come from Sanskrit. I don't have my notes
in front of me and don't want to bore you, but it is all the
important words (the basic ones). Like I said before , humans have a
few concepts , upon which they elaborate, but they are all the same
collection of ideas, and they have names, many of which have
survived aeons.
Even the word 'Britain' has a possible Sanskrit correlate. It comes
from the anciant Welsh ' Prit' and (possibly - 'underlined') 'tain'.
This means 'Earth Fire', or 'Firey earth'. the Sanskrit origin is
Prithivi (earth), and the known origin of 'tain' is the
Sanskrit 'tejas'...'fire' , or 'fire upon wich offerings are
made', 'yagya fire' . Just my theory though. Probably not right.
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