Having stated that there are Welsh and Sanscrit words which correspond, more or less, in sound and meaning, I here place side by side a small number of such words, in order that the reader may compare them.
WELSH | SANSCRIT | ||
Aber, a meeting of waters, an outflowing; Avon, a river; Aw, a flowing | Ap, apah, water; apaga, a river; Persian, ab, water; Wallachian, apa | ||
Anal, breath | Anila, air | ||
Arian, silver Aur, gold | Ara, brass; Gypsy, harko, copper | ||
Athu, to go | At'ha; Russian, iti | ||
Bod, being, existence | Bhavat, bhuta | ||
Brenin, a king | Bharanda, a lord; Russian barin | ||
Caer, a wall, a city | Griha, geha, a house; Hindustani, ghar; Gypsy, kair, kaer | ||
Cain, fine, bright | Kanta, pleasing, beautiful; Kana, to shine | ||
Canu, to sing | Gana, singing | ||
Cathyl, a hymn | Kheli a song; Gypsy, gillie | ||
Coed, a wood, trees | Kut'ha, kuti, a tree | ||
Cumro, a Welshman | Kumara, a youth, a prince | ||
Daear, daeren, the earth | Dhara, fem. dharani | ||
Dant, a tooth | Danta | ||
Dawn, a gift | Dana | ||
Derw, an oak | Daru, timber | ||
Dewr, bold, brave | Dhira | ||
Drwg, bad | Durgati, hell; Durga, the goddess of destruction | ||
Duw, God | Deva, a god | ||
Dwfr, dwfyr, water | Tivara, the ocean (Tiber, Tevere) | ||
Dwr, water | Uda; Greek, [Text which cannot be reproduced] Sanscrit, dhlira, the ocean; Persian, deria, dooria, the sea; Gypsy, dooria | ||
En, a being, a soul, that which lives | An, to breathe, to live; ana, breath; Irish, an, a man, fire | ||
Gair, a word | Gir, gira, speech | ||
Gwr, a man Gwres, heat | Vira, a hero, strong, fire; Lat. vir, a man; Dutch, vuur, fire; Turkish, er, a man; Heb., ur, fire | ||
Geneth, girl | Kani | ||
Geni, to be born | Jana | ||
Gwybod, to know | Vid | ||
Hocedu, to cheat | Kuhaka, deceit | ||
Huan, the sun | Ina | ||
Ieuanc,young | Youvan | ||
Ir, fresh, juicy Irdra, juiciness | Ira, water | ||
Llances, a girl | Lagnika | ||
Lleidyr, a thief | Lata | ||
Maen, a stone | Mani, a gem | ||
Mam, mother | Ma | ||
Marw, to die | Mara, death | ||
Mawr, great | Maha | ||
Medd, mead | Mad'hu, honey | ||
Meddwi, to intoxicate | Mad, to intoxicate; Mada, intoxication; Mada, pleasure; Madya, wine; Matta, intoxicated; Gypsy, matto, drunk; Gr. [Text which cannot be reproduced], wine, [Text which cannot be reproduced], to be drunk | ||
Medr, a measure | Matra | ||
Nad, a cry | Nad, to speak; Nada, sound | ||
Nant, ravine, rivulet | Nadi, a river | ||
Neath, Nedd, name of a river; nedd, a dingle, what is low, deep (Nith, Nithsdale) | Nicha, low, deep; nichaga, a river, that which descends; nitha, water | ||
Nef, heaven | Nabhas; Russian, nabeca, the heavens; Lat., nubes, a cloud | ||
Neidiaw, to leap; | Nata, to dance; Nata, dancing | ||
Ner, the Almighty, the Lord, the Creator | Nara, that which animates every thing, the spirit of God31 | ||
Nerth, strength, power | Nara, man, the spirit of God; Gr. [text which cannot be reproduced], a man, [text which cannot be reproduced] strength; Persian, nar, a male; Arabic, nar, fire | ||
Noddwr, a protector | Natha | ||
Nos, night | Nisa | ||
Pair, a cauldron | Pit'hara | ||
Ped, a foot; pedair, four | Pad, a foot; pada, a quarter | ||
Pridd, earth | Prithivi, the earth | ||
Prif, principal, prime | Prabhu, a lord, a ruler | ||
Rhen, the Lord | Rajan, a king | ||
Rhian, a lady | Hindustani, rani | ||
Rhod, a wheel | Ratha, a car | ||
Swm, being together | Sam | ||
Swynwr, a wizard, sorcerer | Sanvanana, a witch; Hindustani, syani | ||
Tad, father | Tata | ||
Tan, fire | Dahana | ||
Tant, a string | Tantu | ||
Tanu, to expand | Tana | ||
Toriad, a breaking, cutting | Dari, cutting | ||
Uchafedd, height | Uchch'ya | ||
Ych, ox | Ukshan |
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