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Proto-Indo-Iranian: When did Satemization happen?
Proto-Indo-Iranian: When did Satemization happen?
Unfortunately, there is no way to say for sure when satemization took place in Proto-Indo-Iranian; at the end of this answer, however, I will provide ...
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How might "Grante" > "Cante" > "Cam" have happened in the name "Cambridge"?
I would guess that the initial change Grante Bryċġ > Cantebrigge was due to analogy to the more famous city of Canterbury (although of course, that city gets its name from the Kentish people who ...
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