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Arkaim archaelogical site in Russia has provided the world evidence of the presence of an ancient civilizaton of Indo-Aryan origins. Now, I shall provide you etymological evidence of a Sanskrit connect. At least 16 hydronyms (river names) in Russia have clear equivalent roots in Sanskrit. Let's take Volga. The broadly accepted view is that it draws its meaning from the
Russian word for moisture. There's a Sanskrit word Bul (root for bulayati). It means 'to plunge//dive/submerge/emerge'. Now the ga in
ganga (means 'that which moves') is a Sanskrit suffix used to connote rivers. So Volga could have been derived from Bulga. Considering the Bulgarians took their name from the river Volga, Bulga seems a credible explanation.
The stunning coincidences with 15 other rivers listed below kind of convinces me that there's a need for a deeper study into the vedic links of Russia.
Russian River Name | Sanskrit Equivalent | Sanskrit Meaning |
Volga | Bul-ga | One that plunges, submerges & emerges |
Pichora | Pichchora | Pipe/Flute |
Dvina | Dwaina | Second |
Vishera | Visara | Abundance |
Varzuga | Varshauga | Torrent |
Voronya | Varunya | Coming from god of water |
Pregolya | Pragalya | That which falls off |
Narva | Narba | To move |
Kuma | Kuma | Lake |
Tereshka | Taras | Energy |
Kama | Kama | Wild |
Samara | Samara | Battle |
Kokshaga | Kokaha | White Horse |
Moksha | Moksha | Salvation |
Avacha | Avachya | Southern |
Lokanka | Lu-Ganga | Dividing River |
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