Re: [tied] god

Pavel has already explained that. An Old Indo-Aryan cognate is <sva-tavas-> 'powerful' (lit. 'self-strong').

Piotr

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From: Danny Wier

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Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 3:41 AM

Subject: Re: [tied] god

It's related to Modern Persian |xodâ|, which is found in Urdu as |xudâ|. I don't think it's cognate with the Germanic word. (Both Persian |xodâ| and the Arabic loan |?allâh| are used interchangeably, with the latter being a more "sacred" usage than the former.)

What's the Old Persian/Avestan word, by the way?

~Danny~

While on the Subject, can someone explain 'Ghuda' as a Word for God in Punjabi?

Carl

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