Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 ymalaiya [sMTP:ymalaiya] skrev 19. september 2001 18:25: > > Thanks for your help. Does anyone know the following 2 questions. > Does Dalit > > come from the Sanskrit root dal+? > > Yes, it does. Dalit (beaten, broken i.e. oppressed) is a new word > applied to the "untouchables", formerly called "harijan". The > word "daal" (lentils) and "dalia" (porridge) are related. This is obviously the correct etymology. However, I see some people out there in cyberspace who claim that the word comes from Hebrew. Is there anybody on the list so conversant with Hebrew that they can explain this fanciful etymology, or are there no words in Hebrew that look like Dalit? Best regards, Lars Martin Fosse Dr. art. Lars Martin Fosse Haugerudvn. 76, Leil. 114, 0674 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 22 32 12 19 Mobile phone: +47 90 91 91 45 Fax 1: +47 22 32 12 19 Fax 2: +47 85 02 12 50 (InFax) Email: lmfosse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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