Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human RaceJohnes, Arthur James
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Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race
Johnes, Arthur James
Ethnology; Human beings -- Origin; Language and languages; Monogenism and polygenism
R.c.sh, “Cattle, Riches,” (_Hebrew._) Reikis, “Riches,” (_Gothic._)
Riches (_English._)
A.l.ph, singular. A.l.ph-eem, plural, “Cattle,” (_Heb._) Alav, singular.
Alav-oedd, plural, “Cattle, Wealth,” (_Welsh._)
“Sheep” (_English._) Schaaf (_German._) C.sh.b, C.b.sh (_Heb._) Sh.e, “A
Lamb,” (_Heb._)
“Sheep,” Kaora, (_Irish._) Cor-lan, “A Sheep-fold,” (_Welsh._) C.r, “A
Lamb, also a pasture or circuit for cattle,” (_Heb._)
“A Horse,” Ashwah Eshuus (_Sanscrit._) S.w.s, or S.ou.s,(101)
(Heb.)—Pferd (_German_,) Peerdt (_Belgian_,) in the Hebrew, Ph.r.sh-eem,
“Horsemen.”
“Cow” (_English._) Go (_Sanscrit._) G.o.e, “To low like an ox,”
(_Hebrew._)
“A Cat,” C’h.th.ou.l, (_Hebrew._) Cath (_Welsh._) Cat (_English._)
“A Monkey,” Kăpi, (_Sanscrit._) Kouph (_Heb._)
“Goat,” Aix Aig-os, (_Greek._) Aja (_Sans._) A.k.ou (_Heb._) “A name given
to the wild goat from its cry.”
“Hog, Swine,” &c., Sukarah (_Sans._) Khūk (_Persian._) Hog (_Eng._) Houch
(_Welsh._) Hus (_Greek._) C’H.z.ee.r (_Hebrew._)
“Serpent” (_English._) Serpens (_Latin._) Sarf (_Welsh._) Sh.r.ph
(_Hebrew._) Serpo, “To Creep,” (_Latin._)
“Reptile, Serpent,” &c., Neid-yr, “A Serpent,” (_Welsh._) Newt, “A small
Lizard,” (_English._) N.d.l, “A Reptile,” (_Chaldæ._)
“Turtle Dove” (_English._) Turtur (_Latin._) T.r, T.ou.r (_Hebrew._)
The connexion between the Hebrew and the English is remarkably complete,
the same words occurring in both languages unchanged in sound and sense! A
few examples are subjoined, consisting in many cases of words of pure
Anglo-Saxon origin, rarely or never used by the refined classes of
society.
N.k.m, To avenge, (_Hebrew,_) To nick (_English._)—N.g.o, To touch, To
draw nigh, (_Hebrew_,) Nudge, Nigh (_English._)—B.r, A Son, (_Hebrew_,)
Bairn (_L. Scotch_,) Brat (_English._)—Sh.c.l, To be wise, Wisdom,
Cunning, (_Hebrew_,) Skill (_English._)—B.k.sh, To seek, To petition,
(_Hebrew_,) Bhikshati, Beggeth, (_Sans._) Beg (_English._)—Sh.l.t, A
Shield, (_Hebrew_,) Shield (_English_,) Shalita, Covered, (_Sanscrit_,)
Shalitra, “Shelter,” (_Sanscrit_,) Shelter (_English_,) Shieling (_L.
Scotch._)—L.b, The Heart, Feeling, Will, (_Hebrew_,) Liebe, Love,
(_German_,) Lief, Dear, Willingly, (_English._)
Colonel Vans Kennedy, to whom we are indebted for a very able work
conclusively showing the original identity of the Sanscrit and English and
other languages termed Indo-European, is one of the most strenuous
opponents of the supposition that a connexion may be shown to exist
between these languages and the Hebrew, an idea which he treats as in the
highest degree visionary and delusive! In the following, as in some of the
previous examples, the instances of resemblance between the Sanscrit and
the English which this writer has himself selected are compared with
Hebrew words, identical with these terms in sound and sense! In many cases
it will be seen that the Hebrew terms are even nearer to the English than
the Sanscrit terms are!
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