[INDOLOGY] Two etymologies

[Dipak Bhattacharya]

<These terms seem to find a place in Tamil literature as “uttara”
and “takshiṇa.”

The term “taccar” appears in Old Tamil referring to Greek carpenters,
specifically Ionia (“yavaṉa-t-taccar”).>
But cf., uttariiya 'upper outer decorative garment, a wrapper' and tasar
'silk'.
Related?
DB

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:18 AM, rajam <rajam at earthlink.net> wrote:

> For a layperson like me, the terms Uttaṅka and Takṣaka seem to refer to
> two polar entities (north and south).
>
> These terms seem to find a place in Tamil literature as “uttara”
> and “takshiṇa.”
>
> The term “taccar” appears in Old Tamil referring to Greek carpenters,
> specifically Ionia (“yavaṉa-t-taccar”).
>
>
> On Jul 5, 2016, at 9:28 PM, Dipak Bhattacharya <dipak.d2004 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Uttaṅka and Takṣaka.
>
> The etymological meaning is not always found in names. ta;nc ‘gerinnen
> lassen’ ‘let run’ is rare but Mayrhofer (EWA)cites post-RV instances like ā-
> *tanakti* (TS);  *takṣaka* Mayrhofer - ‘Zimmerman’;=  ‘carpenter’. This
> meaning is indicated in RV.1.32.2 *tatakṣa*. Here the etymological
> meaning stands.
>
> Bset
>
> DB
>
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Artur Karp <karp at uw.edu.pl> wrote:
>
>> Dear List,
>>
>> Two epic heroes: Uttaṅka and Takṣaka.
>>
>> Do their names have established etymologies?
>>
>> In advance,
>>
>> Artur Karp (ret.)
>>
>> University of Warsaw
>> Poland
>>
>>
>>
>>
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