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Stephen Hodge
s.hodge at PADMACHOLING.FREESERVE.CO.UK
Fri Feb 2 13:02:43 UTC 2001
SuryaPrakash Sharma wrote:
> the english words "brother",and "sister" also are derived from
sanskrit
> root words"bhraatra" ,"swashaa",so if you can learn
> sanskrityou will get the root from where all languages
> starting.
No, they are not -- that's like saying humans are descended from
chimpanzees. In both cases, as far as I know, they are believed to
derive from a common ancestor.
Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge
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