Language of Harappan Civilization;funerary pottery evidence

[S.Kalyanaraman]

"C.R. Selvakumar" <selvakum at VALLUVAR.UWATERLOO.CA> wrote:> 
> mayaanam means graveyard; maayaavi means spirit (of a dead person)

Can we predict the older forms as follows?

smas'a_nam ~~ maya_nam
sma_raka (remembrance; cf. izmareik--Khot.) ~~ HOMONYM:(s)marak (peacock)

Regards,
Kalyanaraman


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