Yes, in particular the main consonants part is arranged like the periodic table: the rows are ordered by place of articulation, and each column a different mann

Yes, in particular the main consonants part is arranged like the periodic table: the rows are ordered by place of articulation, and each column a different manner of articulation. ---- In fact, it is possible that Mendeleev was inspired to arrange his periodic table based on the arrangement of the Sanskrit alphabet (or at least aware of the resemblance). The evidence is thin, but the plausibility argument (quoting from the nice article https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-grammar-of-the-elements https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-grammar-of-the... ) is something like: • Mendeleev was friends at Saint Petersburg University with Otto von Böhtlingk, a famous Sanskrit scholar and linguist. • Böhtlingk composed a grammar of "the Siberian language Yakut (also known as Sakha), in which he applied the principles of Sanskrit grammar to extraordinary effect". In particular, he "constructed a periodic system of Yakut speech sounds based on Pāṇinian principles" (that is, he arranged the Yakut sounds in a table like the Sanskrit alphabet). • Böhtlingk and Mendeleev shared an interest in Siberia (Mendeleev's birthplace) and Arctic languages, and it is likely that Böhtlingk would have told Mendeleev about this. • Mendeleev when he came up with the periodic table used the unlikely choice of Sanskrit prefixes (eka-boron, dvi-manganese etc) for his predicted elements, rather than Greek/Latin/German/Russian ones. This is likely a homage/result of his friendship with Böhtlingk. As I said, there is no clinching evidence, but we can only connect the dots. (Anyway, the above article, written by a chemist and a linguist, is an interesting read.)