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S.Kalyanaraman [sMTP:kalyan97] skrev 16. mai 2001 16:25:

> According to Kaut.ilya's Arthas'a_stra, s'u_dra may be derived from

> ks.udraka, one engaged in making miniature beads.

 

Not very likely. Ancient Indian etymologies are based on superficial

resemblance and are not reliable from a linguistic point of view. If the

word is Indo-European, we would be looking for a stem/root *kuud-.

According to Monier-Williams, the word is of doubtful derivation.

 

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