>It's especially interesting, because the word for Hindu gods or devas, is cognate with Deus, which is the word for God in Latin and Greek and other ancient Eur

>It's especially interesting, because the word for Hindu gods or devas, is cognate with Deus, which is the word for God in Latin and Greek and other ancient European languages. There are many other such similarities, between Indian (ancient and modern) and European (ditto) languages: Sanskrit: matru / Hindi: maata / Latin: mater / German: Mutter / English: mother: / Spanish: madre Sanskrit: pitru / Hindi: pitaa / Latin: pater / German: Vater [1] / English: father: / Spanish: padre [1] The V in German is pronounced like F in English, which in turn sounds somewhat like P in English.