Guest guest Posted July 2, 2001 Report Share Posted July 2, 2001 Naga Ganesan asks: >Is "pratimA" (idol, icon, image, etc.,) in Sanskrit an >Indo-European word? Yes. It comes from the verb prati-mA, to imitate (prati- "against, corresponding to"; mA, "to measure, to shape"), which according to Monier-Williams is attested in the Rgveda. Dr Valerie J Roebuck Manchester, UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2001 Report Share Posted July 4, 2001 INDOLOGY, Dr. Valerie J Roebuck <vjroebuck@A...> wrote: << > It comes from the verb prati-mA, to imitate (prati- "against, >corresponding to"; mA, "to measure, to shape"), which according to >Monier-Williams is attested in the Rgveda. >> The drav. paTimai/paTimam then has a different meaning when compared with Indo-European. Are drav. paDima(i) and skt. pratimaa - two different words? I'd also think drav. pommai, bombe etc. aren't from skt. pratimA (Cf. DED). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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