Re: String name and Character Name

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Wed Apr 13 2005 - 11:05:32 CST

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Regarding the historical relation of Tamil aaytham to Grantha
visarga, N. Ganesan cited I. Mahadevan, Early Tamil Epigraphy:

>This form is likely to have been influenced by the visarga symbol of
>the Grantha script.

... just as I said a few days ago.

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