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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