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GR 1204 KOILIA
H 0492 ה י ל כ
Concept of root : belly-insides
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ה י ל כ
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kilià
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kidney
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Related English words
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none
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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 י ל כ
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kilià
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kidney
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k . l . < k.w.l
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Greek
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κοιλια;
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κοιλος
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koilia>
kilia;
koilos>
kilos
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belly, intestine;
cavity
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k .(o) l .
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Proto-Semitic *KUL- --- *KOIL-IA Greek
It seems not too hazardous to suppose that the same word has been used for these two meanings, the belly and the kidney’s within it. We see that the Greek word "kilia" is based on another word "kilos" that stands for "cavity", and that this term was used to indicate any kind of cavity within the human body .
The Hebrew word comes from "recipient" or " cavity ". The word "kelì" that is seen mentioned in entry E 0495 (Hebrew 0491) indicates the cavity of a ship .
Not without importance is the identicity of the chosen vowels " I ". In Greek this " I "-sound comes from an older " OI " . In Hebrew the " I "-sound is not written , because it is not considered a consonant . It may well have been originated from an " O "-sound . This is quite probable as Aramaic has "kulia" and Syriac "kolita."
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. The existing hypothetical root " *כ
א
ל
, or
K Aleph L ", with an Aleph opening a second syllable, has a too narrow basis. It is seen in a couple of Southern Semitic languages, but not even in Amharic ( kulit) and Tigre (kelew). Nearly all languages have "kul-" , like Aramaic כ ל י א , kulià and Arabic kulyah or elsewise "kil-". Therefore Proto-Semitic probably had
"*
כ
ו
ל
, or K . W . L ".
Note:
- Indo-European. Indications about further cognates in Indo-European languages lack and the comparison remains between Semitic and Greek.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 27/12/2012 at 15.42.29 |
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