01-13-2006, 03:07 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->-Iran is indeed derived from Airyana vaejo not Aila. There is no doubt about this.
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Hauma,
Airyana-Vaejo of Vendidad is "Iran-Vej" in pahlavi. So yes Iran is derived fom Airyana-vaejo. But what is the derivation of "Airyana vaejo"?
What is the etymology of "Airyana vaejo" in terms of sanskrit roots? And who established that etymology?
The sanskrit cognate can be either:
"AryANAm bIjaH" or "ailAnAm bIjaH" or something else.
The "l" in aila is something between "l" and "d" and close to an "r" sound. The first richa of rigveda starts as:
agnim Ile purohitam...
with "l" in Ile written as marathI second "l".
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Hauma,
Airyana-Vaejo of Vendidad is "Iran-Vej" in pahlavi. So yes Iran is derived fom Airyana-vaejo. But what is the derivation of "Airyana vaejo"?
What is the etymology of "Airyana vaejo" in terms of sanskrit roots? And who established that etymology?
The sanskrit cognate can be either:
"AryANAm bIjaH" or "ailAnAm bIjaH" or something else.
The "l" in aila is something between "l" and "d" and close to an "r" sound. The first richa of rigveda starts as:
agnim Ile purohitam...
with "l" in Ile written as marathI second "l".
