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GR 1181 GAIA
H 0463 ה ו ח
Concept of root : Mother of
the People
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ה ו ח
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ghawwa
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Eve
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Related English words
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geo-,
Gaea
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ה ו ח
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ghawwa
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Eve
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gh w. (a)
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Greek
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Γαια,;
ΓαFια
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gaya;
gawya
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Gaya
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g w (a)
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English
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geo- ;
Gaea
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geo - ;
Gaea
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g . (o)
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Proto-Semitic *GHAWWA --- *GAWYA Greek
GHAWWA, the original Hebrew name that has been changed into European versions, like "EVA" and English "EVE", means basically "SHE WHO GIVES LIFE". In fact the verb "ghawa" is the older form of actual "ghaya", which stands for "to live". See entry E 0297 (Hebrew 0469).
In Greek "
ΓΑΙΑ , GAYA ", originally "
ΓΑWΙΑ , GAWYA ", was the name of the the great Goddess of the Earth, spouse of "
ΟΥΡΑΝΟΣ , URANOS " the God of the Heaven , before the time of Zeus and Hera.
We just suppose that there may be a common origin for the names of these Mothers of All People. The words are as good as identical. The Greek name "Gaya" has no known etymology. It came to be used to indicate the Earth, but as well the concept of "region" .
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. The root of this entry is the natural predecessor of the root "ח י ה , GH Y H", that expresses the concept of "to live". This root is present in many of the Semitic languages, and in some of them also its predecessor can be seen.
Proto-Semitic probably knew both the older and the newer version: "*ח ו ה , GH W H" and "*ח י ה , GH Y H".
To be , to live. It seems interesting to note that both these two roots for "to live" have as a couple of sisters roots with the meaning of "to be". These have an initial "H" instead of the "GH", that may have developed in very early times out of that "H".
Note:
- Indo-European. We lack information about possible cognates outside Greek.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 28/10/2012 at 12.39.44 |
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