The first to propose Dravidian Language family [ was: [Y-Indology] Book-Burning in India ]

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INDOLOGY, "Narayan Prasad" <prasad_cwprs>

wrote:

> > (Ellis, btw, was the first to propose Dravidian language family).

>

> But Grierson recognizes Brian Hodgson as the first to propose

> Dravidian Language family [Ref 1, p.281]:

 

About a quote from Grierson. I'm reading some books

about Tamil and Dravidology by Devaneya PaavaaNar.

PaavaaNar mentions that even though Bishop Caldwell

assumed wrongly that the word, "tamiz" (MTL-Cologne transliteration)

is derived from "draviDa", Grierson wrote that "tamiz"

is the origin of the sanskrit term, "draviDa".

Grierson's position is the standard view among Dravidologists now.

http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9812&L=indology&P=R19268

 

Does anyone have the exact reference to Grierson's writing

about tamiz > draviDa. I assume it may be in the volume

on Dravidian languages in the Linguistic survery of India.

 

Regards,

N. Ganesan

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naga_ganesan wrote:

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> Does anyone have the exact reference to Grierson's writing

> about tamiz > draviDa. I assume it may be in the volume

> on Dravidian languages in the Linguistic survery of India.

Note that the Dravidian volume of the L.S.I. was edited by Sten Konow,

not by Grierson.

Regards,

Klaus

 

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