tohna river

[Klaus Karttunen]

>Does Ptolomey refer to Yamuna (modern Jumna) river
>as something like tOhna? If so, what is the corresponding
>name for tohna in Sanskrit material?
>
>Sincerely,
>V. Iyer
>
Ptolemy 7,1,29 Diamounas is Yamuna
Nothing like Tohna (where h is impossible in ancient Greek).
The only names in Ptolemy's 7th book (India, SEAsia, SriLanka) distantly
similar are 7,1,52 Touana (a town) and 7,2,2 Tokosana (river in Bengal).

Regards

Klaus


Klaus Karttunen
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