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
English. Gaelic. Illustrations. Cymraeg.
1. Ath-air, Atta, (_Gothic._), Ayta, Tad,
Father. (_Ir._) Aydia, (_Basque._), Attia, (_W._)
(_Hung._), Otek, (_Russ._),
Fader, slightly varied in all
the Gothic dialects, except
the Gothic properly so called,
Pater, (_Greek & Latin._)
2. Math-air, Mater or Mutter (with some
Mother. (_Ir._) trifling variations) in Latin,
Greek, and all the
Teuto-Scandinavian dialects
except the Gothic—also in the
Sclavonic and Bohemian.
Ath-ei, (_Gothic._)
Mymmog, Mam, (_W._)
(_Manx
dialect._
3. Brathair, The Irish form, _Brathair,_ Brawd,
Brother. (_Ir._) occurs in the Latin and (_W._),
Teuto-Scandinav. tongues; the Bredar,
Welsh form, _Brawd,_ in the (_Cornish._)
Sclavonian tongues.
Breur, Breur, (_Arm._)
(_Manx
dialect_
4. |Siur, The Irish form prevails in the Chwaer,
Sister. (_Ir._) Latin, Teuto-Scand. and (_W._)
Sclavonic.
Piur, Hor, Huyr,
(_Scotch._) (_Cornish._)
5. A Drong, Drang, a Throng, a Crowd, Torv.
Company. (_Ir._) (_German._)
6. Mock. Magom, Mock, (_English._) Gwatwor,
(_Ir._) (_W._)
7. Evil. Neoid, Naughty, (_Eng._) Droug,
(_Ir._) (_W._)
Olk, Ill, (_Eng._)
(_Ir._)
8. The Rang, Rand,(51) (_Germ._) Glan, (_W._)
Bank of a (_Ir._)
stream.
9. A Beim, Bēm-a, a Step, (_Greek._), Cam.
Step. (_Ir._) Bain-o, to go, Bahn, a Path,
(_Germ._)
10. To Beir-im, Fero, (_Latin._) Ge-Bähr-en, Dwyn.
bear. (_Ir._) (_Germ._)
11. Fon-amhad Fun, (_Eng._), Vonne, Delight, Vynn, or
Jeering, (_Ir._), (_Germ._), Vunsch, a Wish, Mynn, a
Delight, Foun, (_Germ._) Wish, (_W._)
A Desire. (_Ir._)
12. A Geon, Cwen, (_Ang.-Sax. & Icel._) Gen-eth, a
Woman. (_Ir._) Girl, (_W._)
13. To Fis-ay-im, Viss-en, (_Germ._), Vit-an, Wys, or
know. Fod-am, (_Ang.-Sax._), “I wot,” Gwys, Wyth,
(_Ir._) (_Eng._) or Gwyth,
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