Words for “Water.”—Class VII.
| Negro-land | Asioué.[205] |
| Asia.—Jeso | Azui.[206] |
| Chinese | Shui. |
| Turkish | Schuy, Su. |
| North America.—Runsienes | Ziy. |
Words for “Water.”—Class VIII.
| North Africa.—Dongolans | Esseg. |
| Europe.—Irish or Gaelic | Eask, Uisge. |
| Welsh or Celtic of Britain. [British Names of Streams] | The “Esk,” The “Usk.” |
These Celtic words are the chief basis of Edward Llwyd's theory, that the Britons were preceded by a Gaelic tribe, who gave names to these streams. The extreme antiquity of these words is certain:
| Swedish (To wash) | Wase a. |
| Old German | Wask-en, Wasc-an. |
The following five Classes of words, from VIII. to XIV., may be regarded as mutually connected.
Words for “Water.”—Class IX.
First Modification.
| North Africa.—Abyssinia | Mi, Me. |
| Egypt | Mōou, Mau. |
| Egypt (Seas) | Amaiou. |
| Negro-land (Water) | Améh. |
| Asia.—Chinese | Moi, Mui. |
| Pehlwi | Mea. |
| Hebrew | Me, (Meem). |
| Hebrew (The Sea) | Ee . am, or Jam. |
| Japan (The Sea) | Umi. |
| Arabic (Water) | Ma. |
| South America.—Vilellans | Ma. |
| Aymarans | Huma. |
| North America.—Cherokees | Amma. |
| [Compare the above Negro word Améh.] | |
| Europe.—Latin | Hum-or. |
| Adjective, “Wet” | Hum-idus. |
| [Compare Huma, “Water.” South American, above; and Umi, “The Sea,” (Japan), above.] |