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34. What My Name Means - Manu

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Some reconstructed Proto-Indo-European words:

  • Family terms: méh₂tēr ("mother"), ph₂tḗr ("father"), dhugh₂tḗr ("daughter"), suHnús ("son").
  • Animals: gwóus ("cow"), éḱwos ("horse"), h₃rḗḱs ("king" or "ruler," originally "he who rules over cattle").
  • Natural world: dyḗws ("sky" or "daylight"), h₂éwsōs ("dawn").
  • Tools and weapons: h₁nómn̥ ("name"), peḱu ("livestock, wealth").

    • PIE Root: dwo ("two")

    • Sanskrit: dvá
    • Greek: dyo
    • Latin: duo (e.g., "dual")
    • Old English: twā (modern English: "two")
    • Old High German: zwei (modern German: zwei)

      • PIE Root: déḱm̥ ("ten")

      • Sanskrit: daśa
      • Greek: déka
      • Latin: decem (e.g., "decimal")
      • Old English: tīen (modern English: "ten")
      • Old High German: zehan (modern German: zehn)

        • Dyḗus Ph₂tḗr ("Sky Father"):

        • The chief deity, associated with the daytime sky, light, and authority. This god appears as Zeus in Greek, Jupiter (Diu-pater) in Roman, Dyaus in Vedic, and Týr in Norse mythology.

          • H₂éwsōs ("Dawn"):

          • A goddess of the dawn, renewal, and fertility. She survives as Eos in Greek, Aurora in Roman, Uṣas in Vedic, and potentially Ēostre in Germanic traditions.

            • Perkwunos ("Thunder God"):

            • Associated with storms, thunder, and war. Manifested as Perkūnas in Baltic, Thor in Norse, Perun in Slavic, and Indra in Vedic traditions.

              • H₂érkʷns ("Earth Mother"):

              • A nurturing goddess tied to fertility and the earth. Echoes of this figure are found in the Greek Gaia and the Vedic Prithvi.

                • H₁n̥gʷnis (Fire Deity)

                • Role: A sacred fire or hearth deity, often a mediator between gods and humans.
                • Reconstructed Name: H₁n̥gʷnis ("Fire").
                • Modern Equivalents:
                  • Vedic: Agni (fire god, intermediary in sacrifices).
                  • Roman: Vulcan (god of fire and metalworking).
                  • Greek: Hephaestus (god of fire and crafts).
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