Quoth Richard on Sunday, 08 May 2011: > On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 08:20:22AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > > 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." > > I know very little about this languages but from what I read I had the > impression > "mutt-" was mostly (or perhaps exclusively) used to express relations such as > grand-father and grand-mother. > > > Richard > > --- > Name and OpenPGP keys available from pgp key servers >
Just hit the "Next" link on that page to see other usages that relate more to "old". It looks like the word for "great-grandfather" more literally means "elder father". -- .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com ..O | sterl...@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com
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