Re: Mitanni and Matsya

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Francesco Brighenti"

<frabrig@...> wrote:

> >
> > Mitra (and other Aditya gods) are, in fact, abstractions.
> > Mitra-s (m.) 'god Mitra' corresponds to mitra-m (n.)
> > 'agreement' (or 'friend'?); same in Bhaga-s 'god Bhaga',
> > bhaga-m 'portion, share'. Cf Arya-man 'arya-hood'.
>
> I cannot think that anyone could interpret the name as 'friend'.

It's not an interpretation; it's the primary meaning of
the word in Sanskrit and Vedic. Have you done no study
at all of Sanskrit, Patrick?

Use the engine at http://webapps.uni-koeln.de/tamil/ to
search for the string 'mitra', making sure to remove the
quotes and to select 'prefix' from the drop-down menu on
the right. Besides 'mitra-' itself look at the numerous
compounds built upon it and listed there too.

Let us know what you find. :^)

> That is simply hubris in extremis.

Yes it is, though the hubris is all yours, for not only do
you try to lecture us on the grammars, vocabularies, and
phonologies of your imaginary proto-language and nostratic,
but now you also think you can rewrite attested Sanskrit.

> I think reciprocal social and contractual relationships is the
> basal meaning; Mitra being the deity who enforces reciprocity.

Well you're a little late with it, as this is more or less
what the experts have already said, and decades before you.

Friendship is a form of reciprocating relationship, is it
not?

> Of course, experts will disagree.

This may be the only time they would agree with you, though
I'm not sure you didn't just do some quick googling and are
trying to pass off this as an original thought of your own.

David