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DISCOVERY OF DRAVIDIAN AS THE COMMON SOURCE OF INDO-EUROPEAN
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341. poy = little (JS-326).

The derived Greek pais, paidos denote = child. Here note DR. seed-words of this IE root paiyya = child (3939-Tu); pasula = child (Ka); paida = child, boy (Te); peda = girl, child (Go); pedal = child, children (Go). The relationship between little (denoted by this root) and child (denoted by Greek words pais and paidos) is also denoted by such other DR. words as poty = that which is small, a little child (4259-Ta); puta = smallness, littleness, small (Ka); Note that the word putt- = to be small, used in Sanskrit has genetic relationship with DR. (see at the end of group 4259).

Let us note the genetic relationship between Dravidian words and some corresponding Latin words which JS points out in this connection. Latin puer = boy, is genetically related to DR. words such as para = boy (4095-Ka); pora = child, little boy (4603-Ka); pora = lad (Ka); poradu = boy, child, young man (Te). Latin putus = boy has genetic relationship with DR. words such as potiyan = boy (4259-Ta); poty = that which is small, a little child (Ta); patti = son (3840-Ta); poti = small children, young boys and girls (4587-Kuwi). Latin pupa = girl, doll, pupil, puppet, puppy is genetically related to DR. papa = small child (4095-Ka); papa = infant, babe, child (Te); pap = child, baby, young of animals [[puppy]] (Pa); pape = puppet, doll, pupil of the eye (4107-Ka); papa = pupil of the eye (Te). Latin paulus = small, little one, very small has genetic relationship with DR. pila = child, son (4198-Go); pila = a small one, child (Konda) pilla = that which is small or petty, child (Ka); pille = baby (Tu); pilla = small. little, baby, child (Te). Latin pulus = young animal is genetically related to DR. pillai = young of many animals (4198-Ta); pilla = young of any animal (Ka); pila = young of animal (Nk). That these precious Dravidian and Latin words denoting child, children, young of animal are genetically related is not surprising in view of the fact that we are witnessing again and again the proof for the fact that Dravidian is the common source of Indo-European.

342. preu = hop (JS-328).

The DR. seed-word of this IE root is paru = jump (4020-Ka).

343. prokto = anus (JS-329).

In DR. the seed-words of this IE root are puru or piru = anus (4379-Ta); puru = buttocks (Ma); pire = buttock, the posteriors (4205-Ka); pirra = buttock (Te); and the expression pirk id- = to break wind noisily (To)etc.

344. preus = burning (JS-328).

The DR. seed-word of this IE root is incorporated in porsana = to burn (4537-Go). In the same group 4537 note pors- = to fry (Go).

345. rad I = scrape, gnaw, scratch, filth (JS-330).

This IE root is fused with DR. seed-words such as rota = filth (1019-Te); rutpa = to scrape into a heap (695-Go); arid- = to gnaw (212-Ka).

346. reg II = dye, preservative (JS-333).

Note that JS points out the dark red dye that the female lac secrets. Lacquer, shellac. Here note the DR. seed-words of this IE root arakku = lac, sealing-wax, shellac or resin melted with turpentine (199-Ta); arakkam = shellac (Ta); aragu = gumlac, sealing-wax (Ka; Tu); arakku = gumlac, sealing-wax (Ma).

347. r(e)udh = ruddy (JS-336).

Note that the derived Greek word eruthros denotes: red, and that the DR. seed-words are orthre = to make red hot (1064-Malt); errodi = red (865-Kol); ere = a dark-red or dark-brown color, a dark or dusky color (817-Ka); erande = special fruit red in color (Ka). Note that the Latin word robus = red, and that in DR. erupa = red, redness (865-Te).

348. ?rud = rough (JS-337).

The popularly used Kannada colloquial word urutu (also pronounced as oratu) denotes: roughness of anything. However, the listed word in DED urutu is defined as overbearing manner (650-Ka), which is also correct not only in Dravidian, but because one of the derived words of this root is rude, which is used to denote overbearing or crude behavior.

349. sa = satisfy (JS-338).

Note that the derived Latin word satis denotes: enough. In DR. Kannada, saku denotes: enough, sufficiency, sufficient (2470(b)-Ka).

350. sai = sufferng (JS-339).

The Dravidian seed-word of this reconstructed Indo-European root is sava = suffering, to suffer (2426-Kui).

351. sal I = salt (JS-340; Pei-174-75).

The popular Kannada word which is used to denote salt water as that from a well containing saline water is saulu or savalu = brackishness (2386-Ka). It should be pointed out that the Greek word hals is derived from this root, and that the taste of the salt is popularly denoted in Kannada by the word huli, which is defined in DED as to be or turn sour (4322-Ka). Note also that Pei says that it is interesting that this root denoting: salt gives rise to a Slavic form which actually denotes: sweet. It is interesting here to observe that the Kannada word savalu without lu (sava) very much resembles another Kannada word savi which precisely denotes: sweet (2396(a)-Ka).

352. sap = juice, taste (JS-342-43).

The DR. seed-word of this IE root is sabi = taste, flavor (2396(a)-Tu). Note that there is correspondence between b and p, and p and v in Dravidian, and that this root has given rise to such English words as savor and savory which also have v in them. Here, note that the DR. seed-word savi denotes: savory, taste, sweet (2396(a)-Ka). Further note that this root has given rise to the words sap and suck, and that in DR. sap- = to suck (2334-Ko).  

 
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