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Are the Japanese and Korean subject particles known to be related in any way, including by Sprachbund?

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Is etymological fallacy a very specific or broadly defined phenomena?

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Is by - near - related to bi - double?

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How did the PIE root 'dek-' evolve into the Greek 'dokein' to appear, seem, think' ?

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Is the Ethiopian word “falash[a]” related to the words Philistine or Palestine?

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Did Old English have a similar adverb phrase or interjection like “of course”?

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What is the origin of the word assassin?

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Relationship between Geneva and gin?

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Etymology of ぐるぐる

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Is the English word “for” etymologically related to the Greek word “γὰρ” (gar)?

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Etymology of Agamemnon and Priam

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How does Bengali “choe” (ছয়, meaning “six”) derive from a root like “ṣáṣ” (Vedic Sanskrit) or “*s(w)eḱs” (PIE)?

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Is “Kent” in Tashkent of Turkic origin or Indo-European?

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