--- Piotr Gasiorowski <
gpiotr@...> wrote:
> An interesting example is Lithuanian Jura, a
> river in Zemaitija, cf. ju^ra 'sea', also Thracian
> (according to Georgiev's work) iura 'river'.
>
> This stem may be related to *jeux- 'stir, mix'
> (cf. *juxs- 'soup, broth' and its derivatives: Lith.
> juse, Slavic juxa, Lat. ius-, Skt. yus-, etc.). Jura
> would then of adjectival origin: *jux-ro- 'stirred >
> turbulent, boiling'.
How can this be related to Vedic 'saras' as in:
saras-mati or saras-vati (name of a river)?
I have also posted this query in the new list at
http://www.egroups.com/group/indology
Regards, Dr. S. Kalyanaram
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