Are Hindi and Sanskrit disguised daughters of Tamil?

Are Hindi and Sanskrit disguised daughters of Tamil?

Disclaimer:This is a critical, intellectual and in-depth analysis sans feelings.Those who do not like such discussions are advised to use discretion.References to various groups/issues/views are not made with any intention to hurt any individual or group but to explain the issue clearly.

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Already 2 answers have come up for this question.Generally answers for this kind of questions are answered based on available information in text books and media impressions.We hardly apply our mind to the answers or scrutinise its veracity.If you ask what is the molecular break up of ‘water’ to any one, the answer is invariably ’H2O’ irrespective of the country of the person answering it.He has nothing to lose in his answer.But if you ask ‘Who is the ‘best language’ in the world?’ ,each one gives a different answer and may not agree with your answer!Reason-an element of opinion and a personal interest in the response crops up while answering such questions.’Language’is one area where political interests may dominate over facts and truth.The rulers of nations controlled the texts and media in such a way ,often their opinions on ‘Language’ prevailed over facts,to suit their requirements of easy governance of the people.Moreover ,some of the inferences and opinions formed at that time might have become obsolete due to newer findings based on research in the subject.’Sanskrit’ has always been a subject of controversy and mystery for quite some time.

Now let us scrutinse the veracity of the published position on the link between Tamil and Sanskrit /Hindi .Before going into that area ,let us know, that for formation of a language,the condition precedent is a‘people’ to speak it.That means there cannot be a language without a distinct people speaking it,For eg.There cannot be a Greek language without Greeks.There cannot be a Japanese language without Japanese to speak the language .Tamil language was spoken by the Tamils.Now based on the same logic,the question that arises is ‘ who were the people who spoke Sanskrit?’There is no distinct people known who spoke Sanskrit for a significant period of time in the history. When Aryans invaded India, Circa 1500 B.C.they did not come with a language which had any known name.They should have spoken a kind of minor language with no script or literature. When they entered India ,they found Tamil ,a highly developed language, spoken throughout Indian sub-continent up to Baluchistan in the Himalayas. Tamil was found to be a fully developed language with 3 independent fields of‘Iyal(Prose),Isai(Music)and Natakam(Drama)’ . Tamil had developed advanced grammar by then ,as proved by the great grammar treatise ‘Tholkappiam’ .Later,.Panini’s Sanskrit grammar, has borrowed heavily from this ‘Tholokappiam’.For e.g. ‘Sandhi rules’ of sentence construction.

Shaping Up Of Sanskrit

So when the Aryans encountered a powerful and fully developed language ruling the entire Indian Sub-continent ,they did not try to over throw the language or fight against it .There was,perhaps no patent anti-Tamil agitation ,but they cleverly decided to appropriate the rich diction of Tamil language. They altered it a bit and called it their own.Most Tamil words were appropriated by small changes in phonetics and assigned imaginary etymology.One example is the word ‘Veda’ claimed to be Sanskrit. The Etymology of the Sanskrit word "Veda" is given as 'sacred knowledge' at present.This etymology is not supported by any evidence by way of presence of related words in Sanskrit .
The Tamil Etymon 'Vithu'
The word'Veda' is derived from Tamil word 'Vithu'(வித்து ) which means 'seed' This word is derived fro verb 'Vithai' which means 'to seed' One who sows 'knowledge' is 'Vithuvan'(வித்வான் ) which means 'expert' in Tamil.'Vitham' is 'variety' in Tamil.''Vindhu' is 'semen' in Tamil.Therefore,it is clear that the 

They maintained that though the syntax,grammar, script and major part of core vocabulary may differ, English and Sanskrit are related because a few words in both languages are similar. To intensify the propaganda, Chairs for Sanskrit were instituted in leading Western seats of learning. Contrary views were denied fair discussion. Indo-European language family was formed as a political convenience, over-ruling objections of the sort mentioned here.Tamil was not included for IE comparison or study at all as perhaps,a 'divide and rule' policy option.

A review of this classification is definitely warranted now,in view of the new light thrown on the genetic links between Greek,a member of the IE Family and Tamil,the lead language of the Dravidian(sic) Family.'Dravidian' itself means 'Tamil' only. So the conclusion that Dravidian Languages are a separate family and not related to IE family, itself is erroneous.
Evidence Of Greek-Tamil Links
 While classifying the IE Family, the major criteria adopted was the presence of same core words of vocabulary across the members of the family. Random House Dictionary ,in their preface has mentioned the word “eat” which is essential for daily living as the word found across the entire spectrum of IE languages.
 However the linguists seem to have missed the word ‘vootu’ which means’ feed’ in Tamil.’Voota’ (noun) is actually food in Kannada ,an offshoot of Tamil.”Vootam” means’ nourishment’. So it is clear that the root of the word’ eat’ itself is from Tamil. However this fact might not have come to notice as Tamil was considered to be aboriginal language and a separate family of languages set apart as ‘Dravidian languages’.
 Further research into possible genetic links between Greek and Tamil throws up lot of exciting leads. Following are the basic/core vocabulary found common between Greek and Tamil. While in Tamil the words have their associated/related words, the same is not found in Greek. This points to the fact that Tamil is the original source of these words.

2)Yet another view is that language classifications are not water-tight compartments but only a frame-work for guidance.Research should cross these man-made barriers so that more light is thrown in these areas.Recently when I could prove beyond doubt that the Greek work ‘paleo’ is related to Tamil word ‘pazhaya’ (LL 14.1630) ,some linguists were reluctant to agree on the sole ground that Tamil is a Dravidian Language Family and not a member of IE family! They seem to feel that the existing classifications are 100% correct and binding!Such approach definitely halts all discoveries and is against academic spirit. So even if review of classification is completed, fresh classifications should carry a tag ‘for guidance only’.(LINGUIST List 14.1630)

Now let us start with comparison of basic lexicon of Greek and Tamil
 Greek - Tamil

Lexicon- Lekkam
Same- Saman
Allo - Allatha
Cryo- Ciriya
Peri - Peria
Nano- Nun
Kuhil - Kulir
Soot- Sutu
Faeces- Pee
Pudendum- Pundai
Ora - Orai
Rice - Arisi
Nidam - Nidam
Navy - Navai
Prize - Parisil
Buttocks- Pattai
Suit - Sootu
Rice- Arisi
Nidam- Nidam
Prize - Parisil
Police - Palika
Adamant- Adamm
Boot- Poottu
Norm- Aram
Vide - Vidhi
Axle - Acchil

Pedia Padi(படி )

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Fuck Okka;Pudenda Pundai;Cunt Kundi;Feces Pee;Pee Pee;Ass Aasana;Butt Pattay

So itt is clear that the concept of ‘Dravidian Languages’ as a separate family not linked to IE languages is not tenable.Tamil stands as the best candidate for PIE language based on available evidence.

Hindi and Tamil Script Comparision

It is established that there is no spoken language called ‘Devanagari’ at all !Then how can there be a well-developed script alone without a language ?They have appropriated Tamil script and called it as imaginary ‘Devanagari’ Script!Here is a comparision of Tamil and Hindi scripts:

Vowels: Tamil has 12 vowels. Hindi has 13. Certain Tamil vowels are absent in Hindi. Additional vowels in Hindi are 'ru' and 'am'. It may be observed that these additional vowels in Hindi are not pure vowels but a combination of vowel and consonant sounds. As such it could have been additions, necessitated by certain sounds prevalent in Sanskrit but not prevalent in Tamil.

Consonants: Tamil has 18 consonants whereas Hindi has more than 30 in number. It may be observed that the additional consonants in Hindi are nothing but sound variants of the 18 consonants of Tamil only. For example, the consonant 'k' of Tamil has additional 4 variants namely 'kha', 'ga', and 'gha' in Hindi. Similarly 'cha' of Tamil has three additional variants 'chha', 'ja', and 'jha'. These script letters seem to have been carved out of the original Tamil letters by slight alterations. Such alterations are quite easy as the basic skeletal framework is already provided by Tamil.

Considering the evidence available,the chances of Sanskrit and Hindi being the disguised daughters of Tamil are not ruled out.We need more research in this direction.

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