Note 138 — Chapter XIII · PHONETIC WRITING.

It is interesting to note that one of the proofs that the Greek alphabet is derived from the Phœnician is precisely similar to the proof that the Sanskrit Dyâus or duhitar are earlier forms than Zeus or daughter. Because in Greek alphabet means only alpha (α) beta (β), but in Phœnician alpha or aleph and beta or beth have distinct meanings—‘ox’ and ‘house’—the objects supposed to be symbolized by the first two Phœnician letters. See above.