that ‘potion’ and पोषण not only sound the same, but also have similar meanings.
It just struck me…
29 Wednesday Feb 2012
Posted Etymology, Thought Bubble
in29 Wednesday Feb 2012
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inthat ‘potion’ and पोषण not only sound the same, but also have similar meanings.
05 Monday Sep 2011
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फलसफा (in common usage, ‘फंडा’) has to have the same origin as ‘philosophy,’ no?
11 Friday Mar 2011
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creativity, god, joy, Kriya, language families, love, sanskrit
No, that’s not a kool spelling for creativity 😛
The Sanskrit word root for Kriya (meaning activity, to do something), Kri- is related etymologically to the word create. Both belong to the same family tree.
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There’s a liberating joy
in creating
Anything.
From art,
to machines
even babies
Creating is, perhaps,
an aspect of God
we strive to imitate
apart from,
and like,
love.
01 Saturday Jan 2011
Posted Breadcrumbs, Etymology, illustration, Type
in18 Friday Jun 2010
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in28 Wednesday Oct 2009
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‘Maachis’ most probably comes from ‘matches’