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View Full Version : An ancient Indo-European “racial epithet,” in Sanskrit — Oy vey, inform the ADL!


Mark Kerpolt
March 3rd, 2008, 05:22 PM
http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/44258/2004644868723713680_rs.jpg

arthas
March 3rd, 2008, 10:59 PM
very interesting comrade!

what sanscrit is it? the old sanscrit of Vedas?

Mark Kerpolt
March 4th, 2008, 12:15 PM
It should be Vedic, that's the best preserved Sanskrit there is. Most vulgar tongues disappeared over time, of the ‘extinct’ languages, mostly the literarary forms are still (or best) preserved.

NS Cat
March 4th, 2008, 01:50 PM
How do you pronounce it?