Re: aka = argha/arghya = aqua?

From: John Atkinson (johnacko_at_bigpond.com)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:28:34 GMT

"Marc Adler" <marc.adler@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So, my questions: What is the Sanskrit word for water (there are two
> versions in the dictionary entry), and is it a cognate of Latin aqua?

Buck's dictionary of IE synonyms gives the following as Sanskrit for
water
"jala-, a:p-, udan-, ambhas-, va:r-, etc"

jala- the most common Sanskrit word for water, is cognate with German
Quelle, spring
a:p- (usually plural a:pas, waters) is cognate with Latin amnis, river
udan- is from Sanskrit "ud-", wet, flow, and cognate with English water,
Latin unda (wave), and lots of others.
ambhas- and ambhu- is cognate with Latin imber, rainstorm
va:r- is cognate with Latin u:rina, urine.

Buck gives no Sanskrit word cognate with "aqua"

John.

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