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NOTE1850

GREEK PARTICLES ILLUSTRATED BY THE EASTERN LANGUAGES

By J. SH. (Bombay)

The affinity which exists between such of the vernacular languages of India as are offshoots of the Sanscrit, as the Hindostanee, Mahratta, Guzeratee, &c., and the Greek, Latin, German, and English languages, is now well known to European scholars, more especially since the publication of the researches of Vans Kennedy, Professor Bopp of Berlin, &c. Indeed, scarcely a day passes in which the European resident in India may not recognise, in his intercourse with the natives, many familiar words in all those languages, clothed in an oriental dress. I am inclined also to think that new light may b…

Topics: Greek Particles, Eastern Languages, Linguistic Affinity, Homeric Texts

Locations: India, Berlin, Persia