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Is there any evidence of a Jewish demon named Khoyzek?

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(Latin) spondeo > (Spanish) esposas?

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What is the meaning of the number 2 in Proto-Indo European reconstructions? e.g. As in *tewtéh₂, meaning “people” or “tribe”

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Why grammaticalized perfective aspect marker is reduced to be used only in narrative style?

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Origin of the term “iminutive”

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What can limit the plausibility of the Arabic “š-k-l”(ش ك ل) being in the same lineage as the German “gestalt” via its assumed PIE ancestor “*stel”?

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Semitic and Hebrew etymology

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Einbilden vs. Imagine

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Why the French 'noir' has perspired in so many languages?

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Wanderwort origins and the Indus Valley Civilization?

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How commonly are sheep affiliated with righteousness, uprightness?

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German (-stell-) and Slavic (-stav-) languages: who was first?

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Did Eureka lose its H?

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Origin of term “Pudlink”

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