Quoth Richard on Sunday, 08 May 2011: > Hi, > > somewhat off-topic but found it interesting: 'mutt' appears to denote a > kinship relation "grand" in the sense of grandafter, grandmother in > Dravidian languages: > > http://books.google.com/books?id=T7Wv4ncys88C&lpg=PA11&ots=qFTz1PQ1MT&dq=mutt-ajje%20mutt-awwa&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=mutt-ajje%20mutt-awwa&f=false > > Richard > > --- > Name and OpenPGP keys available from pgp key servers
Interesting -- although unfortunately the root carries the meaning of "old" rather than "grand" in the English sense. Although perhaps we could stretch it from "old" to "mature." -- .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..O | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com
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