From: cjyothibabu
Message: 71544
Date: 2013-11-10
an etymology for _sarSapa_. Moreover, the etymology proposed here doesn't derive the word from Tamil, but from _some_ Dravidian source. Therefore, the *Tamil* loss of initial Proto-Dravidian *c is irrelevant to the suggested etymology.>It wasn't claimed that Krishnamurthy suggested
Anybody who has read Krishnamurti’s “Telugu Verbal bases” will not write what Mr. Shivraj wrote. It looks to me that he took the quotation from secondary sources. That is precisely why I humbly concede that I am “incompetent” to discuss Dravidian grammar with him.
-Jyothi
---In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, <richard.wordingham@...> wrote:In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, <shivkhokra@...> wrote:> Dear Jyothibabu,
> You are putting words in Bhadriraju's mouth. Please show us with a proper reference where he comes up with derivation of Sarson (mustard) that you invented.
It wasn't claimed that Krishnamurthy suggested an etymology for _sarSapa_. Moreover, the etymology proposed here doesn't derive the word from Tamil, but from _some_ Dravidian source. Therefore, the *Tamil* loss of initial Proto-Dravidian *c is irrelevant to the suggested etymology.
Richard.