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10. ar II = burn, dry (JS-18). As is the case with numerous other IE roots, this root also is entwined with more than one DR. seed-word. For instance, in Kannada uri = to burn, burning, blaze, flame (656-Ka); [[note that arson is one of the derived words of this root]]; uru = to burn (Ta); urika = one who burns, a passionate , angry man (Ka); [[note that ardor is one of the derived words of this root and that passion is denoted by this DR. seed-word]]; eri = to burn, blaze (811-Ta); erivu = zeal (Ma); er = to kindle fire, burn (Konda). Note that Latin ardor denotes: flame, burning, heat, and arde = to burn, glow, be on fire (Ltc-56). As to the meaning dry of this IE root, note that in DR. the word or denotes: to dry (1073-Go); or- = to dry (clothes, etc.) (Konda). Another IE root which also denotes: burn (it also denotes: surge) is aidh (JS-3). The DR. seed-word of this root is ode = to burn (978-Malt). Note that Old English an aelan is pointed out by JS in this context. Here, note that in DR. analv- = to burn, blaze, be hot (327-Ta); anal = fire, heat (Ma); analu = heat (Ka). JS also points out Latin aedes = hearth. Here, note that in Dravidian atu = to roast, fry (76-Ta); atuppu = fireplace for cooking, oven (Ta); attil = kitchen, place for performing sacrificial ceremonies (Ta); atuppu = hearth (Ma). Note also that this Latin word aedes = originally a dwelling, room, rooms or a house (Ltc-24). Here, note that in DR. ide = room, place, abode (434-Tu). 11. ar(e) = plow, to plow (Pei-105). Pei-105 notes that this root becomes Latin aro = to plow which gives rise to such Anglo-Saxon words as earth, ierth, earthen, earthquake, earthly, earthling, etc. The DR. seed- word of this IE root is are= a plough (198-Malt). Note also the related Tamil word araka = a plough with bullocks (Ta). Some of the other related DR. words are ura = ploughing (688-Tu); ur- = to plough, harrow (Nk). Pei-105 derives the word arable from this root. Here, with the correspondence between r and l (which occurs both in Dravidian and Indo-European) in mind, note the DR. words in the same group 688 such as u.l- = to plough (198-Kd); ulu = to plough (Ta); ulavan = ploughman (Ta); ulma = tillage (Ma); ulavan = ploughman, farmer (Ma). Also note uruni = plant in the ground as a seed or shrub (763-Tu); urs- = to transplant (Konda). Note that, in order to keep the length of this text manageable, numerous Dravidian seed-words which involve and illustrate the phonetic correspondence between r and l are not cited, but the scholars may realize their presence on their own by going through DED or KTK. 12. ari = ruler (JS-18). This IE root is in such DR.seed-words as arasu = king, lord (201-Ka), arayan = king (Ma) arachu = kingliness, king, kingdom, government (Ta); arai = politics (Ta); ara-mane = royal dwelling, palace, court, government (Ka; mane = house - 4776-Ka); arasu = king, monarch (Tu); arasi = queen (Ka). Note that JS-18 points out that Aryan derived from this root is the self-given name of the Aryans. Note also that in Romany, rye denotes: gypsyleader (JS-332), and that in DR. irai = chief, king, master (527-Ta); iraivan = chief, master (Ta); ere = state of being a master, a master (Ka); era = lord (Te). 13. ?arkh = begin, take the lead, ruler (JS-18-19). In order to understand this IE root ?arkh denoting ruler [[king]], we should remember that in Dravidian ch (written as c in DED) many times corresponds with k and that this correspondence can be easily witnessed often within the same groups in DED, and also that many times k corresponds with kh as in kaman = khamna, both denoting forest (1228-Go). Thus the Tamil arachu > arku > arkh. The word arachu in Tamil denotes: king, kingdom, government (201-Ta). Note here that ch in some English words (such as archaic, archaeology, etc.) is pronounced with k sound while in some others (such as the word archbishop), it is pronounced with ch sound. Here, note such Tamil words as arachan, araichan denoting: king [[ruler]], araichu denoting: kingliness, king, kingdom, government (201-Ta); the Malayalam words such as arachan = king, arachu = royalty, constitution (Ma). That is, ?arkh and the above noted arachu reflect the pronunciation of k = kh (as ch is sounded in the word archaic), and ch (as ch is sounded in the word archbishop) respectively. That there is also correspondence between g and k in DR. can be witnessed within numerous groups in the DED; (we witnesed this with illustrations in the previous chapter). It is because of this correspondence between g and k (as well as between k and kh, as noted above) that we, today, have such related words as argas = to begin, take upon one’s shoulder [[as a king or a ruler would do]] (231-Kur) which shows semantic and phonetic relationship with this IE root reconstructed as ?arkh which denotes: begin (JS-18-19). |
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