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
Măhătwah (_Sans._) Might (_Eng._) M.a.d, “Might,” (_Heb._)—Rosha, Rāga
(_Sans._) Rage (_Eng._) R.g.z (_Heb._)—Kupam, A Receptacle, (_Sans._) Coop
(_Eng._) K.ph.ts, To shut, close up, contract, (_Heb._)—Duhitr (_Sans._)
Daughter (_Eng._) Dochter (_Scotch._) D.g, To multiply, (_Heb._) Tek-os,
Progeny; Tek-on, Bringing forth, (_Greek._)—Shringa (_Sans._) Horn
(_Eng._) Cornu (_Lat._) K.r.n (_Heb._)—Āpăt, A Calamity, (_Sans._)
Ab.ad.n, Destruction, (_Heb._)—Bălăwān, Powerful, (_Sans._) B.o.l, A
Master, to have power, (_Heb._) “Baal,” i.e. The Ruler, name of an
idol.—Shira, The Head, (_Sans._) Sh.r, A Prince, A Ruler,
(_Heb._)—Ghăshăti (_Sans._) Gusheth (_Eng._) G.sh.m, To rain, A violent
Shower, (_Heb._) “Geesers,” Fountains of Hot Water in Iceland.—Grŭshta
(_Sans._) Grist (_Eng._) G.r.s, To break, crush to pieces, Wheat beaten
out, (_Heb._)—Torati (_Sans._) Teareth, Tore, (_Eng._) T.r.ph, To tear
off, To tear to pieces, (_Heb._) Tori (_Welsh_.)—Diyati (_Sans._) Dieth
(_Eng._) Dee.e, Blackness of colour,(102) (_Heb._) Dee.ou.a, The Devil,
(_Syriac_.) Dee.ou.v, Ink, (_Heb._) Dee, Black, (_Welsh_.)—Pesati
(_Sans._) Paceth (_Eng._) Psh.o, To pass, a pace, (_Heb._)—Rănăti
(_Sans._) Runneth (_Eng._) R.n (_Heb._)—Shara (_Sans._) Gar. Arrow
(_Ang.-Sax._) Sh.r.ee.e, A Dart, (_Heb._)—Shatati (_Sans._) Shutteth;
Sheath, (_Eng._) S.th.m, To stop up, hide, conceal, S.th.ce.m.e, A Secret,
(_Heb._) Stum, Dumb, (_Ger._)
It must be quite evident that in these examples the affinity in _words_
between the Hebrew and the Indo-European languages is as close as that
which exists among those languages themselves. The difference of
grammatical forms has been much insisted upon. This ground, where it
occurs, has already been proved to afford no evidence of a remote
difference of race. (See p. 89.) But in treating of the North American
Indian dialects, I shall show that no such grammatical difference does
exist in this instance, the Hebrew pronouns, which are the basis of its
grammar, being identical with those of the Welsh,(103) now considered to
be a member of the Indo-European group of tongues.
CHAPTER V. IDENTITY OF THE EGYPTIANS WITH THE INDIANS, JEWS, AND OTHER
BRANCHES OF THE HUMAN RACE.
SECTION I.
_Identity of the ancient Indian and Egyptian Mythology, &c. Names
of the Egyptian Gods, significant in the Hebrew and Indo-European
Tongues. Dr. Lepsius’s comments on Champollion’s opinion that the
Modern Egyptian does not differ from the Egyptian of the oldest
Monuments. Proofs of changes. Proofs from Language that the origin
of the Egyptians cannot be referred to the very remote date fixed
by some writers. Causes of the primitive features of the Hebrew
and the Sanscrit. Identity of Sanscrit and Scriptural account of
the Creation and of the Origin of the Human Race. Sir William
Jones’s explanation of this coincidence. High antiquity of the
Indian Vedas._
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