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[Hans Henrich Hock]

For a different view on _om_, see H H Hock, On the origin and early
development of the sacred Sanskrit syllable om.  Perspectives on
Indo-European language, culture, and religion:  Studies in honor of Edgar
C. Polomé 1.89-110. (Journal of Indo-European Studies Monographs, 7)  1991.

>  Parpola, Asko, 1981. On the primary meaning and etymology of the
>  sacred syllable Ùm. Pp. 195-213 in: Asko Parpola (ed.), Proceedings
>  of the Nordic South Asia Conference held in Helsinki, June 10-12,
>  1980. (Studia Orientalia, 50). Helsinki: The Finnish Oriental Society.
>
>  Summary of the main theses:
>  Original meaning: Om in the Vedic ritual = 'yes', om = tath’ = 'yes'
>  also in ordinary conversation, and in the Chandogya Upanishad Ùm is
>  expressly said to be a word expressing agreement.
>  Etymology: < Dravidian ’m < ’kum 'yes' < 'it is (fitting, suitable)',
>  ’ labialized by the following m as Jaffna Tamil Ùm < ’m.
>
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Hans Henrich Hock
Professor of Linguistics and Sanskrit
Linguistics, 4088 FLB MC-168, University of Illinois
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