Kuiper Franciscus Bernardus Jacobus. Aryans in the Rigveda

Amsterdam - Atlanta, GA: Rodopi B.V., 1991. — iv, 116 p. — (Leiden Studies in Indo-European 1). — ISBN: 978-94-012-0022-6.This small study, originally conceived as a contribution to the 1989 Vedic Conference at Harvard, is about an aspect of Aryan culture in the Rigvedic period. The main means to inves­tigate that aspect is a study of the language, and particularly of the foreign words in the Rigveda. Common objections are that we cannot even identify most of those foreign languages, now died out, or that we have no Dravidian or Munda documents from that time. For that very reason a different strategy, more adapted to that situation, is called for.
Foreign words are traditionally the step-children of linguistic research, as far as it deals with etymologies. Yet, if it is realized that in many cases an etymology is a cura posterior, these wallflowers, when treated with some loving care, can provide a lot of information and insight for anyone who starts on etymological explorations.
This study draws to a large extent conclusions from Indo­ Aryan material discussed over the past fifty years in publications that may no longer be easily accessible. Some sparse references have sometimes been added when a word has previously been treated at greater length or in a wider context. It must be stressed that the examples quoted are purely illustrative and that this study does not claim to be more than a first sketchy programme for future research.
Linguistic and Cultural Evidence.
Traces of Foreign Linguistic Systems.
Perception and Adaptation of Foreign Phonems and Clusters.
The Foreign Elements in the Rigvedic Vocabulary.
Epilogue and Conclusion.
Index of Sanskrit Words.
Abbreviated Titles of Sanskrit Words.