Re: Indika
| From: | Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 5:52 |
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--- Costentín Brown skrzypszy:
> Ah, well then. I guess three synonymous terms for
> the same language family would be a bit much! So,
> it's Indo-Iranian = Indo-Aryan; Indo-Germanic =
> Indo-European. I know I-G is antiquated (and a
> tadge Teutonocentric); is I-A similiary antique,
> or is it still in widespread use along with I-I?
Hm. I always thought that Aryan = Indo-Iranian. In which case Indo-Aryan would
be a pleonasm. Anyway, both "Aryan" and "Indo-Germanic" are obsolete, I
believe, for obvious reasons.
Jan
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