Re: rex, ra_s.t.ra, nation

--- In cybalist@..., "S.Kalyanaraman" <kalyan97@...> wrote:

> Perhaps, historical and comparative linguistics will explain as to
> when the concept of 'nation' emerged in IE history.
>
> How is the form, ra_s.t.ra (nation) used in the R.gveda explained?
>
> I request help from members on bibliographical references where

this

> evolution of polity is discussed further. I tried to search the
> archives of the list and could not find messages on this IE root.
> Maybe, I have missed something.

Were you told the list was empty or could not be found? Torsten and
I have been getting an error message like that when the list server
refuses to search any further back.

The word and its meaning have been discussed in messages:
8996, 9000, 9040, 9052, 9074, 9076, 9077, 9078, 9089.

You may need to look at some later messages for the general
discussion of political evolution.

Richard.