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La racine *u̯eh2 - en Sanskrit : vāma-, vāra-°, vayati

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Jacques G.
Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia
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2013
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vol. 18
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issue 2
69-82
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This article discusses the remnants of the root *u̯eh2- ‘to turn’ in Sanskrit. First, vāma- ‘left’, an etymon which we analyse from a typological point of view, bringing comparative data from various languages; the etymology of its synonym savyá- is also discussed. Second, the noun vāra-° ‘prostitute’ which, although isolated in Sanskrit, presents an exact Latin cognate. Third, the verb vayati ‘to weave’, whose paradigm and derived noun include some forms that must originate from *u̯eh2-
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