Linguistic Archaeology: The Rise of Sail

Sail in various languages

1. Sail
2. Seil
3. Lundroj
4. Merikebi
5. Risha
6. Arragastanav
7. Yelkbn
8. Bela
9. Vietraź
10. Pāla
11. Jedro
12. Platno
13. Vela
14. Paglawig
15. Yendani
16. Fān
17. Ploviti
18. Plachta
19. Sejle
20. Zeil
21. Velo (esperanto)
22. Puri
23. Maglayag
24. Purjehtia
25. Voile
26. Sile
27. *PREBIS (Georgian)
28. Segel
29. Pani PLOIOU
30. Sē'ila
31. Vwal
32. Jirgin ruwa
33. Holo
34. MFR* (Hebrew)
35. jalayaatra
36. Vitorla
37. Sigla
38. Ilgbọ mmiri
39. Berlayar
40. Ho
41. Kapal layar
42. Naukāyāna
43. Jelken
44. Ubwato
45. doch
46. Bapaçavjenîn
47. Parus
48. solvit
49. Buru
50. Burė
51. Segelen
52. Plovi
53. niondrana an-tsambo
54. Belayar
55. kappal
56. Qlugħ
57. Whakatere
58. Sēla
59. Darvuul
60. Rwat
61. Seile
62. PL*R (Pashto)
63. S* (Persian)
64. Żagiel
65. Naviga
66. Parusa
67. Folau
68. Seòl
69. Sekepe
70. Ngarava
71. Ruval
72. Plachtiť
73. Shiraac
74. Balayar
75. Meli
76. Segla
77. BNDBNN (Tajik)
78. Payaṇam
79. SA*L*BN (Tatar)
80. Seyil
81. Læ̀n reụ̄x
82. Yelken
83. Saelkenli
84. Vitrylo
85. SYELKEN (Uyghur)
86. Yelkan
87. Chèo
88. Hwylio
89. Umkhumbi
90. zegl
91. Ṣọ ọkọ oju omi
92. Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
50  54%     35  38%    37  40%   21  23%       18     19%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
17  18%     6    6%       5     5%      3     3%        14    15%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
12  13%     8    8%      15  16%     52  57%      10     10%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
24  26%    19  20%      1     1%      29  31%      26   28%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
15  16%     15  16%    7      7%      1       1%       13   14%

Z       %
4     4%


Popularity of use
57% L:
54% A, L:
40% I, A, L:
38% E, I, A, L:
31% R, E, I, A, L:
28% S, R, E, I, A, L: Sail, Seil, Sile, Sē'ila, Sēla, Seile, S* (Persian),
26% N, S, R, E, I, A, L:
25% O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Seòl,
20% P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Pāla, PL*R (Pashto),
19% U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Parus, Parusa, Puri, Pani PLOIOU,
18% B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Buru, Burė, SA*L*BN (Tatar), *PREBIS (Georgian), Bela,
16% V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Sekepe, Ruval, Saelkenli, Plovi, kappal, Vitorla, solvit, Velo (esperanto), Voile, Platno, Vela, Ploviti,
15% G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Ngarava, Segla, Naviga, Sigla, Segelen, Segel, Arragastanav,
14% Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Vitrylo, SYELKEN (Uyghur), Yelkan, Seyil, Yelken, Belayar, Balayar, Berlayar, Kapal layar, Naukāyāna, Yelkbn,
13% H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Holo, Ho, Risha,
10% M, H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Umkhumbi, Ṣọ ọkọ oju omi, Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, Maglayag, Ilgbọ mmiri, Merikebi, Meli, Payaṇam,
8% J, M, H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Purjehtia, jalayaatra, Sejle, Jelken,
7% W, M, J, H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Rwat, Hwylio, Ubwato, Whakatere, Vwal, Jirgin ruwa, Paglawig,
6% C, D, W, M, J, H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Plachtiť, Shiraac, Chèo, Plachta, doch, Bapaçavjenîn, Darvuul, Jedro, BNDBNN (Tajik), niondrana an-tsambo, Lundroj, Yendani,
4% Z, C, D, W, M, J, H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Żagiel, zegl, Vietraź, Zeil,
3% F, Z, C, D, W, M, J, H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: MFR* (Hebrew), Folau, Fān,
1% X, Q, F, Z, C, D, W, M, J, H, Y, G, V, T, K, B, U, P, O, N, S, R, E, I, A, L: Læ̀n reụ̄x, Qlugħ,

Conclusion: Like Light, Sail is part of the as yet unidentified L group. The first words for Sail occur at 28% with Sail (english), Seil (Afrikaans), Sile (Frisian), Sē'ila (Gujarati), Sēla (Marathi/Punjabi), Seile (Norwegian), and the partial S* (Persian). Could this be some Sea-faring civilization occupying the Caspian Sea?
There is a sail band gap at 26% as though the technology is lost, followed by a recovery of Sail with Seòl (Scots Gaelic). Peaks in sailing occur at 16%, 14%, and 6%, declining soon after.

28% group
100% S: S*(Persian)
85% L, I, S:
71% E, L, I, S: Seil (Afrikaans), Sile (Frisian), Seile (Norwegian),
42% A, E, L, I, S: Sail (English), Sē'ila (Gujarati), Sēla (Marathi/Punjabi),

The Caspian sea-farers split. Earliest Sail civilization is possibly Persian, then the Frisian/Norwegian/Afrikaans group. Then the Pakistan-Indian seafarers (indus valley civilization?)/English subgroup.