'Giridhari' means holder ( dhara ) of the mountain ( giri ) and 'Giriraj' means king ( raj ) of the mountain ( giri ) names belonging to Sri Krsna who appeared 5000 years ago within Vrindavan and famously lifted a mountain with his little finger.

 

'Giri' is a word from Sanskrit meaning 'mountain' and throughout languages the guttural 'G' becomes a guttural 'K' and 'R' becomes 'L' hence 'giri' meaning 'mountain' and 'hill' becomes 'kiri' and 'kili' meaning 'mountain' and 'hill'.

 

'Giri' meaning 'mountain' is the source of 'kiri' and 'kili' a prefix to famous mountains throughout Africa, the source of 'kiri' seen throughout Sri Lanka and possibly the source of the 'kiri' seen in the mountains of Turkey and Japan.

 

 

'Kirinyaga' resides within Kenya as the second highest mountain in Africa and here we see the prefix 'kiri' which is no different than 'giri' meaning 'mountain' and from this name of 'Kirinyaga' we get the name of its country 'Kenya'.

 

"Kilimamgombe' and 'Kilimambogo' are mountains in Africa and here we see the prefix 'kili' meaning 'mountain' which is no different than 'giri' meaning 'mountain' and its Swahili name is 'kilima' meaning 'mountain' and 'hill'.

'Kilimanjaro' is the highest mountain in Africa and we see the prefix 'kili' no different than 'kiri' meaning 'mountain' and 'manjaro' is most probably 'manjara' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'pearl' as in the pearl ( manjara ) mountain ( giri ).

 

 

'Giri' as well as meaning 'mountain' also means 'hill' and throughout Africa we see this reflected within many of their names for hills such as 'Kirigi' which resides within the country of Uganda and has an elevation of some 1183 metres.

 

'Kirikinie' is the name of a hill residing within the Rift Valley of Kenya whose elevation above Sea level is some 1137 metres and we have 'Kirikiri' a hill within the country of Uganda and we have 'Kirikre' a hill within the country of Niger.

 

'Kirimamburi' 'Kirima' 'Kirima Kia Mweru' all hills within Kenya and 'Mweru' is the 'Meru' of the Vedas, indeed across the borders of Kenya within Tanzania we find the fourth highest mountain in Africa which is 'Mount Meru'.

 

 

'Kirigala' is a hill within the province of Sabaragamuwa in the country of Sri Lanka and we know the word 'gala' means 'rock' which leaves 'kiri' which is once again a prefix to a landmark which is recognised as a 'hill' or a 'mountain'.

 

'Kirigala' is seen in 'Kirigalpotta' the second highest mountain in Sri Lanka and just as the second highest mountain in Africa begins with 'kiri' as in 'Kirinyaga' so the second highest mountain in Sri Lanka begins with 'kiri' as in 'Kirigalpotta'.

 

Sri Lanka has many place names beginning with 'kiri' such as 'Kirigama' which is 400 metres above Sea level and 'Kirigankumbura' 900 metres above Sea level and maybe their high elevation is the reason their name contains the prefix 'kiri'.

 

 

Cambodia was once part of greater India as seen in its temple of Angkor Wat and its gods such as 'Visnu' and 'Siva' and 'Brahma' and throughout Cambodia we see examples of how 'giri' a word from Sanskrit is transformed into 'kiri'.

 

'Giri' meaning 'mountain' is seen within the Cambodian province of 'Ratanakiri' a name from Sanskrit meaning the jewelled ( ratna ) mountains ( giri ) and a name which can be seen within the lands of India as the port city of 'Ratnagiri'.

 

'Mondolkiri' is a province in Cambodia and its name formed from Sanskrit means the circle ( mandala ) of hills ( giri ) and we also have the district of 'Rukhakiri' whose Sanskrit name means the bountiful ( rukha ) mountain ( giri ).

 

 

 

'Kirisli Dag' is a mountain peak which resides in the region of Antalaya within the country of Turkey and its elevation is around 2000 metres above Sea level and we also have 'Kirik Dag' a mountain which resides within the country of Turkey.

 

'Kiriheliz Dagi' is a mountain residing in the region of Van within the country of Turkey where its elevation above the Sea is 1600 metres and it is also known by the name of 'Girihelizdagi' the same as the Sanskrit 'giri' meaning 'mountain'.

 

'Kirikelma Tepesi' is a mountain in Turkey and we also see hills such as 'Kireclik Tepesi' and 'Kiriksoku Tepesi' and within Turkey we see elevated regions such as 'Kirikkavak' 'Kirikkaya' 'Kirikli' 'Kirim' whose elevations are above 1000 metres.

 

 

'Kirishima' is a mountain range residing in the Kagoshima prefecture of Japan and as 'shima' means 'island' and 'field' we see 'kiri' is a prefix for 'mountain' as in an island ( shima ) of mountains ( kiri ) or field ( shima ) of mountains ( kiri ).

'Kirigamine' is a mountain within the Nagano prefecture of Japan, a volcanic mountain rising some 1,925 metres into the air and its also interesting that its tallest peak is known as 'Kuruma' which itself seems like a word from Sanskrit.

 

'Kiritachi' is a 423 metre high mountain residing in the Japanese city of Kesennuma and we have 'Kirigatani' residing in the Kitakyushu city of Japan and we also have mountains which go by the name of 'Kirikiri' and 'Kiritate'.

 

'Kilimanjaro' 'Kirinyaga' 'Kilimambogo' all possess the 'kiri' and 'kili' a prefix which Swahili and Zulu translate as 'mountain' hence to suggest these prefixes are cognate with 'Giri' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'mountain' is appropriate.

Africa has many landmarks such as the lake of 'Sagara' which in Sanskrit means 'lake' and we have the lakes of 'Mweru' 'Naivasha' 'Abijatta' 'Shala' 'Abhaya' 'Awasa' 'Nyasa' 'Manyara' which are all seen in the language of Sanskrit.

 

Africa has its 'mountains' and its 'kundas' and its 'nagas' which are all related to the language of Sanskrit and this 'Kiri' and 'Kili' which are also seen throughout other countries are also related to the ancient language of Sanskrit.