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called Gases, because they were occupied by or
ganized eXistences; all of them by plants, and
many of them by animals and men. But this
name, and that of the great river of Egypt
the Nile, and doubtless many other terms of the
Coptlc language, prove its affinity with the Sans
crit (ancient Hindoo), and with many other
tongues. Thus in Sanscrit, ADds denotes a dwell
ing pace, a habitation, a house. Allied to this
is the Hlbernian AraS, a house; for the 70 was
dropped and r put in it's place, so that origin
ally 1T was AWdS. So, also, the Gc+hic Rasn.
a dwelling, was probably a change from Wasn.
Another Sanscrit noun, viz: Aecasit, denotes a
house, a domicile. The Sanscrit Vausch, a house,
derived from the verD Vischa, or Visch, to enter.
to setlle, to cause to settle, has affinity with the
term Oasis. To the same is allied the Greek noun
o1kus, an abode, a house. Hence the Latin Vicus
and the Gothic Veiks. a village; the ancient Ger
man WITCH and the modern German Weich-6ild,
a town. So the Lithuanic Ukis, a rural dwell
ing; Oklninhas, the father of a family, and Ukin-
nike, the mother of a family. In .ae same rela-
tlonship is the Bo-russian Wdis-patten, a mis-
tress, and the Polish Wies, a village. In the same
list may be placed many names of towns in
several countries of Europe. Thus in Denmark
and Norway, SeUig (sea-town), SemUiq and Sizes
zig: in England A1n1cick. Norwich (north-town).
Ipswich. Wartoick. Haracich. Dunvich.. Green
W'ch (Sreen town., Sanduich (sand town.; In
Scotland. Wick and Beraoick. These Danish and
Celtic names of places have evidently a com
mon origin with the Greek Oikos with the Di-
gamma this woul dbe Vhoikos) and the Sanscrit
vast or Fausch. a dwelling. The Sanscrit Vishaj,
siiiiSo ieliilSS W ellG Ems IL lana, Iue GaTIn.
and Vas, a habitation, a birds nest, are allied to
the Hibernian Eos. staying, resting, cessation, and
vas or ldSd. to dwell, to abide, to spend the
nlSht. From the same source is IN, Gothic Vas.
Vesd or IeSum. to remain, to be; also Visam.
We stay, resembles the Sanscrit Vasames. Hence
the German IVesen, being, existence. and An
1resehd. present, and Ab-,reSend. assent, and Wah-
rem. to endure, to continue permanent; and
H1er'g and LanG-1cierig. enduring, lasting. long
continued. Ancient German Weset is like the
Sanscrit VdSiit. he dwells. Hence the Hibernian
Forelnt. | rest, | lodge; and Arasatm. l inhabit.
is equivalent to the Sanscrit AUasaim. Hiber-
MAN. Furighim. to the Sanscrit Vosjaim. I stay.
ancient German Wish. | stay, Was. l was, and
Wafumes. we were, and the modern German 1car,
was, and Gelcesen, been. Thus originated the
Greek Astn. a citv. Hertid. a house, a home, a
hearth. a household god, and the Latin Vesta,
the Goddess of Fire. to whom houses. hearths
and homes were sacred. who was the founder Of
settled abodes, end likewise Vestibulum, a porch.
The Sanscrit verbs Uksa. to sprinkle. and linda.
to be moist, to be wet, and the noun Ode or Udn.
water, have numerous a~f1inities in many Ian
SuageS. They are allied to the Greek Huein, to
rain. to water. as this was probably written at
first Hudein:: to the Greek HuddeS (Hyades), the
constellation in Taurus which promotes rain; to
the Greek Hudos and Hukor. water: to the Latin
urefe. to be moist, to be wet, and UridNs, wet
soaked: to the Latin linda. a wave; to the Latin
af-nnho. a reed growing in wet ground: to the
SlaVonlc VOda. water: to the Russian VokG or
lohl. water: to the Lithuanic 1odndN. and Anglo,
Saxon Ydhu. a wave; to the Gothic cato Or
rattan. water: to the old German aoasar. the
modern 7caSser. the Dutch rWter, Saxon ecgter
and English acater:: to the Lithuanic ukana. a
rai"v temnest: to tho Hibernian uisqe or uisg.
water, a river. and uis0each. watery. moist: to
the italian ondd, Spanish ondd. and the French
onde, a wave.