Given this half-joking tweet, lets actually do honest work 😀& check out claimed provenance of PIE *ḱorkeh₂ as origin of शर्करा [Samskritam] which then spread globally as sugar,azucar, zucker etc
However, why is the PIE word determined as Korka/Kroka?
What is the basis?
Lets look at ancient Greek words (attic) mentioned as the ‘basis’ of the PIE word k̑orkā
κρόκη & κροκάλη have ONE of the meanings being pebble- other meaning being thread/woof
But its κρέκω NOT κρόκη
Whats the logic for chosing k̑orkā here & NOT k̑rokā
Whats the validity?
As far as कृशन is concerned, there doesn’t seem to be any basis to the Wiktionary claim if ‘pearls’ & Sarkara
What is the connection to Sarkara & kṛśana ?
God only knows
Now if attic κρόκη & κροκάλη can be claimed as basis, why NOT so-called “Dravidian” roots?
Let us look at non-Indo European words for ‘gravel’
Voila !
There is the ProtoDravidian {*čar- } GRAVEL😀
Tamil-caracara (-pp-, -tt-)
Mal. -caral, carakkallu
Kannada-caralu
Tulu-caraṭè
Even the Telugu ‘garusu’ sounds similar to Sharkara - k̑orkā - Karakara !
Why aren’t we referring to these ‘Dravidian’ words / etymology when talking about etymology of Sarkara?
Why is it only the “Indo-European” / PIE ?
Why are we closing certain lines of explorations?
Now lets look at the traditional Samskrita etymology of शर्करा
शॄ-करन् कस्य नेत्वम् via Unadi Sutra ४।३
Gravel in संस्कृतम् uses two similar words शर्करा & कर्कर !
Gravelly mould (शर्करा) is defined as कर्करसहिता मृत्
कर्कर -hard/solid/firm
चूर्णजनकक्षुद्रपाषाणखण्डम् !
Also, as mentioned by @sudarshanhs महोदयः, करक।करका also means ‘hailstones’ in Samskritam
So there is a sense of ‘pebbles’, ‘hard’, ‘stones’ here for the terms कर्कर or करक which is also suspiciously similar to ‘Dravidian’ caracara, caral, caralu etc
The preface to the Serbian edition of “Yoga Body” has mea culpas strewn all over
1. Continuity of ancient & modern Indian Asana practice ✅ 2. Krishnamacharya did NOT copy from Bukh ✅ 3. Yoga not connected to gymnastics / army exercises ✅
😂💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
5 am only looking at English sources 😂
6 Jason Birch has new material re Asanas 😆😆
7 My claims need some ‘adjustment - solpa adjust maadi’ 🤡
Hopefully, now Yoga will firmly remain the Devil’s favourite ‘exercise’ & will be free of Christian religious fanatical fantasies
What does naturally spoken Samskritam sound like ? What should we aspire to ?
१ Shri K S Maheshwaran provides a wonderful example of technical argumentation in Samskritam
The language used is nuanced & brilliant, yet understandable to संस्कृतम् students
For folks used to Greek/Roman logic & philosophy, Nyaya & Mimamsa debates provide a brilliant counterpoint of how sophisticated, precise language is used in Indian philosophy