Re: Greek Themis and Sanskrit cognates

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Anyone?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "A." <xthanex@...> wrote:
>
> Rephrasing things for simplicity:
>
> It is my understanding that the Greek "Themis" (the goddess
of 'right
> order') and the Sanskrit "dhaman" (meaning 'decree'); stem from the
> PIE root *dhe- (or dhê-), 'to put place'.
>
> Someone else informed me that "the Encyclopedia of Indo-European
> Culture" gives the root of Themis as *dheH1-, which would lead to
> *dhe:- (with the loss of the laryngeal) > *dhe:mis
>
> Interestingly, this person stated that dharma also derives from
*dhe
> > *dhe'mn.
>
> However, I had thought that dharma derived from *dher- > suffixed
to
> *dher-mn > dharma (per the AHDIER)
>
>
> Can anyone clarify whether Themis and Dharma do, or do not, share
the
> same PIE root?
>
> Sincerely,
> Aydan
>