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There’s some evidence that Tamil and Korean is related based upon genealogy as well which may be part of the reason for the failure to account for it in particu
by devonkim 5y ago
There’s some evidence that Tamil and Korean is related based upon genealogy as well which may be part of the reason for the failure to account for it in particular although the article didn’t make it clear exactly what the criteria for the relationships are for cognates in the summary. I’m not sure if scholars have delved much into the relationship because the genealogical evidence was only confirmed in the past so many years when it was considered a folk legend for many years.
- sydthrowaway 5y agoThats interesting, but could it not just be cultural influence? Many English words have a Tamil origin.
- bradrn 5y agoWhat evidence is this? I’d appreciate a source, given that I’ve never, ever, heard this theory before. Generally, theories about Korean connect it to either Japonic or Altaic, both of which are controversial; meanwhile theories about Dravidian languages generally try to connect it to Elamite or other languages of the area, which is even more controversial. Any close connection between Dravidian and Korean is definitely not suggested by mainstream historical linguistics. (Besides, it contradicts what we know of the history of the region.)