Tuesday, June 30, 2009

सिर سِر ♣ Eng. horn, corner

सिर سِر ♣ Eng. horn, corner

[sir], m. the head, top.

[◀MIA: Pk. sira- n. ‘head’; Pa. sira- n. (acc. sirō, siraṁ, sirasaṁ ) ‘head’ ◀OIA śíras- n. ‘head’ RV. ◀PIE *k̂er-, k̂erǝ- : k̂rā-, k̂erei-, k̂ereu- ‘head; horn’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. horn, hornet ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. corner, cornet, carrot, cerebrum ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0649; (Turner, 1966) 12452; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 711; (MW, 1899) 1072; (Pokorny, 1959) 0574; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.638

सौ سو ♣ Eng. ten, cent

सौ سو ♣ Eng. ten, cent

[sɔ̵], adj. num. 100 (a hundred).

[◀MIA: Pk. saya-, saa-, sayaya- n. ‘100’; Pa. sata- n., °aka- n. ‘100’ ◀OIA śatá- n. ‘100’ RV. ◀PIE *dek̂m̥, dek̂m̥-t, dek̂u- ‘ten’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. ten, hundred ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. decade, cent, century ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0690; (Turner, 1966) 12278; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 672; (MW, 1899) 1048; (Pokorny, 1959) 0191; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.606

Monday, June 29, 2009

बैर بیر ♣ Eng. world, virile

बैर بیر ♣ Eng. world, virile

[bɛ̵r], m. enmity, hatred, hostility.

[←(adaptation)− OIA vaíra- ‘hostile’, n. ‘enmity’ AV. <vīrá- m. ‘man, hero, son’ RV., ‘male of an animal’ AV. ◀PIE *u̯ī̆ro-s ‘man; warrior, hero’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. werewolf, world ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. virile, virtue ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0208; (Turner, 1966) 12142, 12056; (MW, 1899) 1024, 1005; (Pokorny, 1959) 1177; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.588, 2.569

बीतना بیتنا ♣ Eng. worth, version

बीतना بیتنا ♣ Eng. worth, version

[bītnā], v.i. to pass, elapse (of time), happen, befall.

[◀MIA: Pk. vaṭṭa-, vatta-, vitta-, vutta- ‘passed, gone away, completed, dead’ ◀OIA vr̥ttá- ‘completed’ MaitrUp., ‘passed, elapsed (of time)’ KauṣUp. <√vr̥t ‘turn’ ◀PIE *u̯er-t- ‘to turn, wind’ <*u̯er- ‘to turn, bend’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. worth, weird, wreath, writhe, worry, wrong, worm ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. verse, version, versus, vermicelli ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0206; (Turner, 1966) 12069, p.698; (Pali-Eng., 1925) ; (MW, 1899) 1009; (Pokorny, 1959) 1152 (1156); (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.518

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

ब्याह بیاہ ♣ Eng. with + wagon

ब्याह بیاہ ♣ Eng. with + wagon

[byā₍h₎], m. a marriage, wedding.

[◀MIA: Pk. vivāha-, viāha- m. ‘marriage’; Pa. vivāha- m. ‘marriage’ ◀OIA vivāhá- m. ‘marriage’ AV. < vi-√vah ‘to bear or carry off, remove, to lead away (the bride from her father’s house)’ <+②ví ‘apart, away from’ (♣Eng. with, wide ) <√vah ‘carry’ ◀PIE *u̯eĝh- ‘to move, carry, drive, drag, go, transport in a vehicle’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. weigh, wain, way ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. wagon, vehicle ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0205; (Turner, 1966) 11920, p.668; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 638; (MW, 1899) 0987, 0933, ② 0949; (Pokorny, 1959) 1118, ② 1175; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.535, ② 2.549

बाल بال ♣ Eng. wool

बाल بال ♣ Eng. wool

[bāl], m. a hair, crack (in china &c.).

[◀MIA: Pk. Pa. vāla- m. ‘hair’ (Pa. also ‘hair of tail’) ◀OIA vā́la- m. ‘hair of tail, tail, hair’ TS., vālaka- m. ‘tail of horse or elephant’ lex., vā́ra- n. (rarely m.) ‘sheep’s wool (as sieve)’ RV. ◀PIE *u̯el-, u̯elǝ- ‘hair, wool; grass, forest’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. wool ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0124; (Turner, 1966) 11572, 11549; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 610; (MW, 1899) 0946; (Pokorny, 1959) 1139; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.545

Monday, June 22, 2009

बजना بجنا ♣ Eng. ode, parody

बजना بجنا ♣ Eng. ode, parody

[bajnā], v.i. to sound, ring, strike (as a clock), resound, chime.

[◀MIA: Pk. vajjaï ‘is played or sounded’; Pa. vajjati ‘is played or sounded’ ◀OIA vādyatē ‘is made to sound’ MBh. <√vad ‘speak’ ◀PIE *au̯-, au̯ed- ‘to speak, talk, sing, scold, etc.’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. ode, melody, parody, tragedy ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0134; (Turner, 1966) 11513, p.656; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 599; (MW, 1899) 0916; (Pokorny, 1959) 0076; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.496

बहना بہنا ♣ Eng. weigh, vehicle

बहना بہنا ♣ Eng. weigh, vehicle

[bɛh₍ɛ₎nā], v.i. to flow.

[◀MIA: Pk. vahaï ‘carries’; Pa. vahati tr. ‘carries’, intr. ‘proceeds’ ◀OIA váhati ‘carries, bears along (of rivers), is carried along’ RV. <√vah ‘carry’ ◀PIE *u̯eĝh- ‘to move, carry, drive, drag, go, transport in a vehicle’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. weigh, wain, way ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. wagon, vehicle ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0192; (Turner, 1966) 11453, p.668; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 606; (MW, 1899) 0933; (Pokorny, 1959) 1118; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.535

Sunday, June 21, 2009

बल بل ♣ Eng. walk, vulva

बल بل ♣ Eng. walk, vulva

[bal], m. a twist, curve, wrinkle.

[◀MIA: Pk. Pa. valĭ̄- f. ‘line, fold, wrinkle’ ◀OIA váli- f. (once m.), valī- f. ‘fold of skin’ MBh. <√val ‘turn, cover’ ◀PIE *u̯el-, u̯elǝ-, u̯lē- ‘to turn, revolve, wind, bend, twist, roll; round, etc.’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. walk, willow ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. waltz, vulva, volume, valve ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0163; (Turner, 1966) 11412, p.665; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 603; (MW, 1899) 0927; (Pokorny, 1959) 1140; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.525, 2.512

Saturday, June 20, 2009

बरस برس ♣ Eng. water, wet

बरस برس ♣ Eng. water, wet

[baras], m. a year.

[◀MIA: Pk. varisa- m.n. ‘year’ ◀OIA varṣá- n. ‘year’ ŚBr. <√vr̥ṣ ‘rain’ ◀PIE *au̯(e)-, au̯ed-, au̯er- ‘to flow, to wet; water, etc.’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. water, wet, wash, winter ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. whiskey, vodka ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0147; (Turner, 1966) 11392, p.700; (MW, 1899) 0926, 1011; (Pokorny, 1959) 0078; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.522

Thursday, June 18, 2009

INTRODUCTION (2009/06/18)

INTRODUCTION (2009/06/18)

1. Views

This blog intends;

(1) to trace the history of Modern Hindi (Urdu) words back to the *PIE (Proto-Indo-European) roots, and

(2) to find the Modern English derivatives descended from the common *PIE roots.

このブログの意図するところは;

(1) ヒンディー(ウルドゥー)語の単語の語源をインド・ヨーロッパ祖語の語根までたどり、さらに、

(2) その語根を起源とする、現代英語における派生語を見いだすことにある。

2. Signs and Abbreviations

♣ ·················· (is) cognate with
< ·················· (is) derived from
> ·················· (has) developed into
◀, ▶ ··············· periodization sign
← ················· (is) a loanword from
→ ················· (is) a loanword into

PIE ··············· Proto-Indo-European
MIA
·············· Middle Indo-aryan
OIA
·············· Old Indo-aryan
Pers. ············· Persian
Ap.
··············· Apabhraṁśa
Pa. ················ Pali
Pk.
················ Prakrit
RV.
··············· R̥gveda
MBh.
············ Mahābhārata

3. Major References

● Platts (1884)
● Turner (1966)
● Pali-English dictionary (1925)
● Monier-Williams (1899)
● Paul Horn (1893)
● MacKenzie (1971)
● Pokorny (1959)
● Indo-European etymology (2007)
● Germanic etymology (2008)
● Indo-Aryan inherited lexicon [Lubotsky] (in progress)
● Dictionary of the Iranian Verb [Cheung]
● The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed. (2000)
● Online Etymology Dictionary (2001)
● Manfred Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (1986-2001)
● Indo-European Lexicon compiled by The Linguistics Research Center (LRC) of the University of Texas (in progress)

4. Font

The Roman alphabets with diacritical marks are made by using the TITUS font.

5. Labels

etymological dictionary of Hindi
etymological dictionary of Urdu
Hindi etymological dictionary
Urdu etymological dictionary