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

undeciphered-writing

Nov 5 at 21:30 c2huc2hu 231

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9

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6

answers

3k

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Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?

proto-indo-european vocabulary

Jan 28 at 21:27 Community♦ 1

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7

votes

1

answer

272

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What are known PIE stock phrases?

proto-indo-european

Mar 15 at 9:02 Community♦ 1

5

votes

1

answer

354

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How might one swear in Proto-Indo-European?

etymology historical-linguistics proto-indo-european

Apr 10 at 0:02 Community♦ 1

4

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1

answer

895

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

comparative-linguistics

Oct 28 at 15:58 Michaelyus 4,675

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1

answer

138

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How to make a bilabial approximant sound?

spoken-language

Feb 28 at 1:10 user6726 48.3k

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1

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103

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When was Proto-Austronesian spoken?

historical-linguistics reconstruction austronesian

Nov 6 at 18:48 jk - Reinstate Monica 17.6k

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745

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

historical-linguistics branching

Oct 20 at 15:42 LjL 1,491

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101

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Similarities between Proto-Austronesian and Chinese?

historical-linguistics chinese language-families austronesian

Feb 21 at 17:31 jk - Reinstate Monica 17.6k

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5

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Could Proto-Indo-Uralic be reconstructed?

historical-linguistics proto-indo-european reconstruction uralic

Feb 19 at 5:39 Community♦ 1

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218

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Is occult cognate with hell?

cognates

Dec 7 at 18:33 Draconis 34.7k

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0

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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 at 23:32 Number File 1,341

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vote

1

answer

79

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Sounds between [x] and [h]?

fricatives frontness-backness

Jun 24 at 17:50 Draconis 34.7k

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vote

1

answer

36

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F/V fronting and audible difference?

sound-change fricatives

Apr 23 at 17:29 user6726 48.3k

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vote

1

answer

90

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

language-families future

Apr 15 at 20:28 Draconis 34.7k

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vote

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answer

72

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

etymology cognates

Feb 27 at 18:23 Draconis 34.7k

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vote

1

answer

76

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internal reconstruction before comparative method

reconstruction

Feb 13 at 13:15 Greg Lee 11.9k

1

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4

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252

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

indo-european

Feb 11 at 3:02 Community♦ 1

1

vote

1

answer

63

views

Global case map

cases

Feb 1 at 17:13 Number File 1,341

1

vote

2

answers

133

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

sound-change

Jan 2 at 10:55 Arnaud Fournet 2,738

1

vote

2

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148

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

numbers

Dec 14 at 17:44 user6726 48.3k

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vote

1

answer

118

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

etymology spanish

Nov 13 at 0:02 Draconis 34.7k

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0

votes

2

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71

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Unvoiced schwa?

vowels

May 25 at 17:10 Community♦ 1

0

votes

1

answer

115

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Petwor and fedwor?

sound-change proto-germanic

Apr 2 at 17:00 Ergative Man 845

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0

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78

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

historical-linguistics proto-indo-european uralic

Feb 18 at 13:43 jk - Reinstate Monica 17.6k

0

votes

3

answers

319

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Why did Proto-Indo-European (probably) have such little vocab?

proto-indo-european

Feb 17 at 20:38 Anixx 5,502

0

votes

1

answer

107

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Words cognate with race (in the sense of a speed competition)

cognates

Feb 8 at 5:57 Community♦ 1

0

votes

2

answers

106

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Could habere in Latin and have in English (and other germanic languages) be cognate through proto germanic borrowing?

cognates

Feb 5 at 0:17 Draconis 34.7k

0

votes

0

answers

37

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Is there an internal PIE reconstruction online?

reconstruction

Feb 1 at 13:58 Number File 1,341

0

votes

1

answer

74

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How does internal reconstruction work?

reconstruction

Jan 29 at 9:19 Arnaud Fournet 2,738

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49 Questions

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

Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?

What are known PIE stock phrases?

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?

When was Proto-Austronesian spoken?

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

Similarities between Proto-Austronesian and Chinese?

Could Proto-Indo-Uralic be reconstructed?

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?

Sounds between [x] and [h]?

F/V fronting and audible difference?

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

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

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?

Unvoiced schwa?

Petwor and fedwor?

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

Why did Proto-Indo-European (probably) have such little vocab?

Words cognate with race (in the sense of a speed competition)

Could habere in Latin and have in English (and other germanic languages) be cognate through proto germanic borrowing?

Is there an internal PIE reconstruction online?

How does internal reconstruction work?