3<3 ANCESTRAL MAN. 



Then, as', to pierce. 



as' an, a stone, a rock ; a missile stone. 



as'ani, a missile ; the tip of a missile ; the name of a 

 warrior tribe. 

 Again, as, to throw. 



ast, a sword, a knife. 



astra, a bolt or arrow ; arms in general. 



Connected with these Sanskrit forms we have in Greek, 

 aK-fj, a point, edge. 

 aKfxrj, the highest point. 

 aKpos, at the top or edge. 

 ax»s, a sharp pain, ache. 

 6£vs, sharp. 



BeX-q 6gea, sharp arrows. 

 <x£lvt], an axe. 

 a£cov, an axle or axis. 



In Latin we get 



ascia, an axe. 



acus, a needle. 



acicula, a small pin. 



acer, acris, sharp. 



acies, the line or edge of battle. 



acuere, to cut. 



acidus, sour. 



acor, sharpness. 



acutus, sharp. 



And in Anglo-Saxon and English we have 

 adesa, adze. 

 cex, axe. 

 ecg, edge. 



ece, ache, a sharp pain. 

 eggian, to sharpen. 



Cf. to edge or egg on ; to set teeth on edge ; 

 edged tools. 



By help of this root we can trace here, as elsewhere, a relation 

 between the hardness of flint and its fire-producing quality. 



Thus, in Sanskrit 



agra, point, sharpness. 



agri, fire. 

 And in Latin 



agmen, battle. 



ignis, fire. 



In a different direction we find a similar example. 



Sanskrit, arani, flint ; hard wood for rubbing into fire. 

 Latin, as, ceris, copper ; brass ; iron. 



