Question

Who was sir William Jones and what did he propose?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sir William Jones came to India in September, 1783. He was a linguist meaning that he knew and studied different languages. It was because of his interest in languages that he started spending time in studying Sanskrit and Ancient Hindu texts.In his 1786 presidential discourse to the Asiatic Society, he postulated the common ancestry of Sanskrit, Latin, and Greek, his findings providing the impetus for the development of comparative linguistics in the early 19th century.

Answer 2

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his 1786 presidential discourse to the Asiatic Society, he postulated the common ancestry of Sanskrit, Latin, and Greek, his findings providing the impetus for the development of comparative linguistics in the early 19th century.