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Could the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs have been deciphered without the Rosetta Stone with modern tech?

undeciphered-writing

Nov 5 '19 at 21:30 c2huc2hu 261

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What are known PIE stock phrases?

proto-indo-european

Nov 28 at 9:22 Anixx 5,907

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Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?

proto-indo-european vocabulary

Jan 28 '20 at 21:27 CommunityBot 1

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How might one swear in Proto-Indo-European?

etymology historical-linguistics proto-indo-european

Apr 10 '20 at 0:02 CommunityBot 1

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answer

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Why is the word for I know in Spanish "yo sé" and not "yo sabo"?

comparative-linguistics

Oct 28 '19 at 15:58 Michaelyus 5,125

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How to make a bilabial approximant sound?

spoken-language

Feb 28 '20 at 1:10 user6726 61.1k

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Could Proto-Indo-Uralic be reconstructed?

historical-linguistics proto-indo-european reconstruction uralic

Feb 19 '20 at 5:39 CommunityBot 1

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When was Proto-Austronesian spoken?

historical-linguistics reconstruction austronesian

Nov 6 '19 at 18:48 jk - Reinstate Monica 23.1k

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Is Uralic Possibly a Branch of the Indo-European Branch?

historical-linguistics branching

Oct 20 '19 at 15:42 LjL 1,687

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Similarities between Proto-Austronesian and Chinese?

historical-linguistics chinese language-families austronesian

Feb 21 '20 at 17:31 jk - Reinstate Monica 23.1k

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Is occult cognate with hell?

cognates

Dec 7 '19 at 18:33 Draconis♦ 47.3k

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Did the word circle come from the PIE word *kr-kr, which was said to be the Proto-Indo-European word for circular?

etymology proto-indo-european

Nov 15 '19 at 23:32 Number File 1,483

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Is a tracheal consonant possible?

conlang frontness-backness

Aug 22 '20 at 0:46 Number File 1,483

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When was Proto-Indo-Uralic spoken?

comparative-linguistics

Aug 4 '20 at 23:17 fdadd 1

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Sounds between [x] and [h]?

fricatives frontness-backness

Jun 24 '20 at 17:50 Draconis♦ 47.3k

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F/V fronting and audible difference?

sound-change fricatives

Apr 23 '20 at 17:29 user6726 61.1k

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106

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Could English fracture into a family in the future [closed]

language-families future

Apr 15 '20 at 20:28 Draconis♦ 47.3k

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274

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Why does it seem that all Proto-Germanic words have PIE roots?

proto-indo-european proto-germanic

Mar 26 '20 at 22:10 vectory 1,427

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What is the relation between Old English fæsl and Proto-Indo-European *pes-?

etymology cognates

Feb 27 '20 at 18:23 Draconis♦ 47.3k

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internal reconstruction before comparative method

reconstruction

Feb 13 '20 at 13:15 Greg Lee 12.1k

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Does Linear A potentially have the oldest Indo-European text that we know of?

indo-european

Feb 11 '20 at 3:02 CommunityBot 1

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Global case map

cases

Feb 1 '20 at 17:13 Number File 1,483

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Is Latin Proto-Romance?

names

Jan 27 '20 at 3:26 Draconis♦ 47.3k

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When did the sound change from t in PIE to th in Proto-Germanic?

sound-change

Jan 2 '20 at 10:55 CommunityBot 1

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What did Proto-Indo-Europeans use words for numbers up to 100 for?

numbers

Dec 14 '19 at 17:44 user6726 61.1k

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146

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Where did the word ending ar er ir in Spanish come fom?

etymology spanish

Nov 13 '19 at 0:02 Draconis♦ 47.3k

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When we breathe through the nose, do we normally make an unvoiced uvular nasal?

ipa nasals

Oct 3 '20 at 0:08 user6726 61.1k

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Unvoiced schwa?

vowels

May 25 '20 at 17:10 CommunityBot 1

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1

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179

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Petwor and fedwor?

sound-change proto-germanic

Apr 2 '20 at 17:00 Ergative Man 1,062

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Is there credible evidence for Proto-Indo-Uralic? [duplicate]

historical-linguistics proto-indo-european uralic

Feb 18 '20 at 13:43 jk - Reinstate Monica 23.1k

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48 Questions

Could the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs have been deciphered without the Rosetta Stone with modern tech?

What are known PIE stock phrases?

Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?

How might one swear in Proto-Indo-European?

Why is the word for I know in Spanish "yo sé" and not "yo sabo"?

How to make a bilabial approximant sound?

Could Proto-Indo-Uralic be reconstructed?

When was Proto-Austronesian spoken?

Is Uralic Possibly a Branch of the Indo-European Branch?

Similarities between Proto-Austronesian and Chinese?

Is occult cognate with hell?

Did the word circle come from the PIE word *kr-kr, which was said to be the Proto-Indo-European word for circular?

Is a tracheal consonant possible?

When was Proto-Indo-Uralic spoken?

Sounds between [x] and [h]?

F/V fronting and audible difference?

Could English fracture into a family in the future [closed]

Why does it seem that all Proto-Germanic words have PIE roots?

What is the relation between Old English fæsl and Proto-Indo-European *pes-?

internal reconstruction before comparative method

Does Linear A potentially have the oldest Indo-European text that we know of?

Global case map

Is Latin Proto-Romance?

When did the sound change from t in PIE to th in Proto-Germanic?

What did Proto-Indo-Europeans use words for numbers up to 100 for?

Where did the word ending ar er ir in Spanish come fom?

When we breathe through the nose, do we normally make an unvoiced uvular nasal?

Unvoiced schwa?

Petwor and fedwor?

Is there credible evidence for Proto-Indo-Uralic? [duplicate]