Furthermore, ἀδελφός ultimately stems from a Proto-Indo-European word meaning "same womb."
So, #Philadelphia is The City of Love In the Same Womb.
That's kinda weird, βρά.
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The #language you’re reading this in will change. It will change as it has always done. When #ProtoIndoEuropean came back to #Europe around 2000BC there were about 7 million people living there. That it took over is extraordinary. Spinney says it is as if Italian had taken over New York in the early 20th century. However scary we might find such a future, one in which languages rise and fall, cultures come and go, our past suggests it is inevitable.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/10/proto-by-laura-spinney-review-how-indo-european-languages-went-global #linguisticsIt’s #NationalPieDay, so here’s a slice of our favourite type of PIE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5oqTLtxqEo
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The #ProtoIndoEuropean (#PIE) #language, the reconstructed ancestor of the #IndoEuropean family, is a key discovery in historical linguistics. Spoken thousands of years ago, PIE gave rise to languages like #English, #Hindi, #Greek, and #Russian. These languages, integral to many cultures today, reflect PIE's legacy in #HumanMigration, #CulturalExchange, and #LanguageEvolution. Here’s a brief exploration:
The Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language, the reconstructed ancestor of the Indo-European language family, is one of the most significant discoveries in historical linguistics. Spoken thousands of years ago, PIE gave rise to languages such as English, Hindi, Greek, and Russian, which are integral to many of today’s cultures and societies. Studying PIE and its descendants offers insights into patterns of human migration, cultural exchange, and the evolution of language itself.
Audio Etymologies of the Day
As posted before, “one” comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ói-nos [oinos], like this:
🔊 https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/one-from-PIE-h1oinos.wav
The variant form *h₁ói-wos "one" developed into Ossetian иу [ju]:
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1oiwos-to-Ossetian-yu.wav
Pashto یو yau:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1oiwos-to-Pashto-yau.wav
and Ancient Greek οἶος hoios “only”:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1oiwos-to-AncientGreek-hoios.wav
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Audio Etymologies of the Day
"Eat" comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éd-, perhaps like this (listen):
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/eat-from-PIE-h1ed.wav
The same root developed into Armenian ուտել utel:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1ed-to-Armenian-utel.wav
Sanskrit अत्ति atti:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1ed-to-Sanskrit-atti.wav
Bosnian jedem, and cognates:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1ed-to-BCMS-jedem.wav
and Ancient Greek ἔδω edo:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1ed-to-AncientGreek-edo.wav
@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage #ProtoIndoEuropean #Armenian #Sanskrit #Bosnian #Greek
Our new paper, "Using acoustic-phonetic simulations to model historical sound change", has been published in Diachronica:
https://benjamins.com/catalog/getpdf?webfile=a532543950
This should be visible to all (Open Access, CC BY 4.0 license). But the DOI associated with this paper is not yet live, so if anybody has difficulty getting the paper from the Benjamins site, please do let me know and we will alert them.
#etymology #linguistics #statistics #ProtoIndoEuropean #OldEnglish #Latin #phonetics #EnglishPhonetics
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