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Author: John Welch
Email: sjswelch at yahoo dot com dot au
Date: 2007-09-14 23:35:41
Subject: *donau bhlag'h
Hi from a new member. I am hoping to discuss the parallel use of *donau and bhlag'h in Europe and India, in religion. So this is off-topic from linguistics, and inquires into common choice of terms against alternatives.
J Koch, of Advanced Welsh Studies, Bangor, has linked *donau /Danu storm-river, to DNieper,DNiester, Don and DANUbe rivers, and to DANAan gods of Eire. Duna/donner/Thor is seen in Danu river-goddess of Brahmin Indonesia, where Danaya and Danu are male and female.
Skt. bramanya "religiously" appears in OE bremen Dryhten as "noble Lord", and
ON bram "state", Swed. brama "resplendent", and Baltic region bram "ship top-mast" for state and admirals' flags. Norse stave-churches have mast-staves with a dragon-head on top. Norse high-seat thrones had a carving of Thor-danu and dragon head on top of the pole,where bram as "trimming" is kant "trimming on timber end".
I would like to discuss the extent of Brahmin inter-action with Europe.
thanks
John Welch
(Australia)