Adhrigu and drigu
On the Semantics of an Old Indo-Iranian Word
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3967713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Thompson (0000-0001-8518-5750, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 411 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3087637 |
| OpenAlex | W2319478376 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The relationship between the Vedic word adhrigu- and the Avestan drigu- has been the subject of much discussion. A major concern has been to determine which of these apparently related terms is primary, which secondary. Divergent etymological analyses have been proposed. Morphological anomalies have been pointed out. And in the case of the Vedic word, at least, the basic sense has remained obscure. In this paper the problem is taken up once again
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |