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2 answers

11k views

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

asked Nov 3, 2019 at 19:21

13 votes

3 answers

2k views

What are known PIE stock phrases?

asked Oct 16, 2019 at 21:27

9 votes

6 answers

3k views

Does knowing PIE roots help with vocab?

asked Jan 26, 2020 at 21:41

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

How might one swear in Proto-Indo-European? [closed]

asked Nov 5, 2019 at 23:19

4 votes

1 answer

4k views

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

asked Oct 27, 2019 at 19:32

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

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

asked Oct 12, 2019 at 13:10

3 votes

1 answer

211 views

When was Proto-Austronesian spoken?

asked Nov 6, 2019 at 17:34

3 votes

5 answers

1k views

Could Proto-Indo-Uralic be reconstructed?

asked Nov 27, 2019 at 1:47

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

How to make a bilabial approximant sound?

asked Feb 27, 2020 at 22:43

2 votes

1 answer

297 views

Similarities between Proto-Austronesian and Chinese?

asked Feb 21, 2020 at 11:56

2 votes

1 answer

163 views

internal reconstruction before comparative method

asked Feb 13, 2020 at 11:57

2 votes

1 answer

271 views

Is occult cognate with hell?

asked Dec 7, 2019 at 17:11

2 votes

0 answers

223 views

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

asked Nov 15, 2019 at 23:32

2 votes

5 answers

1k views

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

asked Oct 29, 2019 at 11:24

2 votes

0 answers

107 views

Is a tracheal consonant possible?

asked Aug 22, 2020 at 0:46

2 votes

0 answers

92 views

Finnish and Hungarian loanword cognates?

asked Jun 22 at 21:26

2 votes

1 answer

86 views

Are there any languages with under 50% lexical similarity that could reasonably be considered mutually intelligible?

asked Dec 5 at 20:02

1 vote

1 answer

974 views

Sounds between [x] and [h]?

asked Jun 24, 2020 at 17:04

1 vote

3 answers

640 views

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

asked Mar 26, 2020 at 14:48

1 vote

1 answer

145 views

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

asked Apr 15, 2020 at 19:40

1 vote

1 answer

106 views

F/V fronting and audible difference?

asked Apr 23, 2020 at 16:40

1 vote

1 answer

286 views

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

asked Nov 11, 2019 at 21:22

1 vote

3 answers

1k views

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

asked Nov 22, 2019 at 22:55

1 vote

2 answers

350 views

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

asked Dec 14, 2019 at 12:51

1 vote

2 answers

415 views

When was Proto-Indo-Uralic spoken?

asked Nov 27, 2019 at 22:49

1 vote

1 answer

185 views

Global case map

asked Feb 1, 2020 at 16:49

1 vote

1 answer

381 views

Is Latin Proto-Romance?

asked Jan 27, 2020 at 3:07

1 vote

2 answers

273 views

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

asked Jan 1, 2020 at 16:59

1 vote

1 answer

195 views

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

asked Feb 27, 2020 at 11:57

0 votes

1 answer

202 views

How does internal reconstruction work?

asked Jan 28, 2020 at 20:28

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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? [closed]

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

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

When was Proto-Austronesian spoken?

Could Proto-Indo-Uralic be reconstructed?

How to make a bilabial approximant sound?

Similarities between Proto-Austronesian and Chinese?

internal reconstruction before comparative method

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?

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

Is a tracheal consonant possible?

Finnish and Hungarian loanword cognates?

Are there any languages with under 50% lexical similarity that could reasonably be considered mutually intelligible?

Sounds between [x] and [h]?

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

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

F/V fronting and audible difference?

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

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

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

When was Proto-Indo-Uralic spoken?

Global case map

Is Latin Proto-Romance?

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

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

How does internal reconstruction work?