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> thus a record of a time when man had no independent word for ‘existence’ This also seems a bit strange to me. Sanskrit has words for 'existence', in fact mor
by shadowfox 5y ago
> thus a record of a time when man had no independent word for ‘existence’
This also seems a bit strange to me. Sanskrit has words for 'existence', in fact more than one, that has nothing to do with 'bhu' (the growth bit).
- dalbasal 5y agoIt's not about sanskrit vs english. It's about early (pre-2200, when the author thinks this cognitive change occurs).
- michaelmrose 5y agoIt's an extraordinary claim with zero evidence.