Are the Greek "Aristos" and Vedic "Arya" cognates
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Topic: Are the Greek "Aristos" and Vedic "Arya" cognates
Posted By: Odin
Subject: Are the Greek "Aristos" and Vedic "Arya" cognates
Date Posted: 04-Jul-2006 at 22:40
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Both can be translated to mean "noble" IIRC. And if they are congates, what would the original PIE word have been? ------------- "Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now." -Arnold J. Toynbee |
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Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 24-Jul-2006 at 13:15
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ar, and the adjective ar-yo Apparently meaning 'to assemble skillfully'. -------------  Arrrgh!!"
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