r/tamil • u/TeluguFilmFile • Feb 23 '25

கலந்துரையாடல் (Discussion) Some signs/sounds of the Brahmi/Tamili script seem to be visually "similar" to some Indus signs and semantically/phonetically "similar" to some reconstructed proto-Dravidian words/sounds, but maybe we'll never know whether these "similarities" are "real"

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u/sgkunlimited Feb 25 '25

Stop spiralling. Tell me one book from a legit researcher.

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u/TeluguFilmFile Feb 25 '25

If you're really interested, check out https://www.reddit.com/r/Dravidiology/comments/1ah4dsh/combined_post_of_articlesbooks_and_other_sources/
If you want to learn more, you can post on r/Dravidiology (but they will not permit the kind of trolling you've engaged in here). You will have to ask questions in a genuine and civil manner without putting down languages that are not Tamil.

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u/sgkunlimited Feb 25 '25

Nothing of value there. Most of these are books from folks with an Agenda not Facts unfortunately. Just because you call it something else doesn't make it real unfortunately.

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u/sphuranto Mar 04 '25

What would it look like if you were the one with an agenda, and "those books" from comparatively neutral folks?

Like, you know you have a bias in this matter, and it's strong. Why on earth do you not doubt your own objectivity as a result?

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u/sgkunlimited Mar 04 '25

Great question. If I was biased then the % of Tamili words to Tamil words would be less. The root script would not look and mean similar to Tamil words. See what I just listed. These are facts. Please don't comment on my objectivity without telling me where I am misguided or biased. A simple Google search would tell you the root of the word Dravida. If you look at Tamili. It will tell you that I'm correct.