Re: Osiris = Orion

I do note, however, a funny slight coincidence, re: ajara as 'non-aging': there's been an attempt to give Osiris an Afro-Asiatic etymology by appeal to the Berber root w-s-r, which means 'to be/grow old'. In any case, see Griffiths 1980: 88f. on this, and other proposals (cf. also Lorton 1985).

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Stewart Felker <stewart.felker@...> wrote:

The transliterations would be ajasra, ajara - which would mean 'eternal' (non-dying/decaying). There's absolutely no warrant for assuming any type of Indo-European origin for the name, though (despite that the etymology of Osiris is indeed problematic).

Stewart Felker

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Flaviano Pereira da Silva <flavianops@...> wrote:

Dear Mr Mishra,

Would you mind transliterating that? Some of us subscribers are not yet Indo-europeanists and are just here to learn.

Flaviano H. Pires

De: Lalit Mishra <litsol@...>
Para: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Enviadas: Terça-feira, 24 de Setembro de 2013 17:42
Assunto: Re: [tied] Osiris = Orion

Could we try tracing origin of Osiris in Sanskrit अजस्र, अजर

Lalit Mishra

From: Joao S. Lopes <josimo70@...>
To: Cybalist <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 3:26 AM
Subject: [tied] Osiris = Orion

Could Orion's etymology be related to Egyptian Wser (Osiris), a god also linked to Orion constelation? O:rion < *Wosrion- ?

JS Lopes