Linguistic Archaeology: Age of Copper

 Copper in various languages

1. Copper
2. Koper
3. Bakri
4. Medabi
5. Alnahas
6. Pghindz
7. Mis
8. Kobrea
9. Miedź
10. Tāmā
11. Bakar
12. Med
13. Coure
14. Tumbaga
15. Mkuwa
16. Tóng
17. Ramu
18. Měď
19. Kobber
20. Kupro (esperanto)
21. Vask
22. Tanso
23. Kupari
24. Cuivre
25. Cobre
26. Sp’ilendzi
27. Kupfer
28. Chalkós
29. Kōpara
30. Kuiv
31. Tagulla
32. Keleawe
33. *H*A (hebrew)
34. Taamba
35. Tooj liab
36. Réz
37. Kopar
38. Ọla kọpa
39. Tembaga
40. Copar
41. Rame
42. Dō
43. Tāmra
44. Mıs
45. Span
46. Umuringa
47. Guli
48. Sifir
49. Jez
50. Thongaedng
51. Aeris (Latin)
52. Varš
53. Varis
54. Koffer
55. Varahina
56. Cemp
57. Ram
58. Parahi
59. Tāmbē
60. Zes
61. Kyayne
62. Kapara
63. Kobber
64. *PR (pashto)
65. *S (persian)
66. Miedź
67. Cobre
68. Cupru
69. Apamemea
70. Koporo
71. Mhangura
72. KAP* (sindhi)
73. tam̆ba
74. Baker
75. Tambaga
76. Shaba
77. Koppar
78. Tāmiram
79. *AK*P (tatar)
80. Rāgi
81. Thxngdæng
82. Bakır
83. Midʹ
84. MYS (uyghur)
85. Đồng
86. Copr
87. Ubhedu
88. Kuper
89. Ejò
90. Ithusi



Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
50  55%     34  37%    24  26%   24  26%       15  16%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
17  18%     10  11%    10  11%     3     3%        12  13%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
12  13%     3     3%      24  26%    8     8%        26  28%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
12  13%     20  22%     0      0%     40  44%      17  18%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
16  17%     6   6%        2     2%      1      1%        2      2%

Z       %
6     6%




Popularity of use
55% A:
44% R, A:
37% E, R, A:
28% M, E, R, A: Rame, Ram,
26% K, O, I, M, E, R, A:
22% P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Kapara, *PR (pashto), Apamemea, Koporo, KAP* (sindhi), Koppar, *AK*P (tatar), Koper, Kōpara, Kopar,
18% S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Baker, Shaba, Bakır, Kobber, *S (persian), Mıs, Aeris (Latin), Bakri, Mis, Kobrea, Bakar, Kobber,
17% T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Tam̆ba, Tāmiram, Tāmra, Tāmbē, Taamba, Tāmā,
16% U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Kupro (esperanto), Kupari, Kuper, Ramu,
13% N, H, G, U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Mhangura, Tambaga, Parahi, Span, Umuringa, *H*A (hebrew), Tembaga, Tanso, Tumbaga, Tóng, Rāgi, Ithusi,
11% D, C, N, H, G, U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Midʹ, Đồng, Copr, Ubhedu, Cobre, Cupru, Thongaedng, Cemp, Copar, Dō, Měď, Cobre, Med, Coure, Copper, Medabi,
8% L, D, C, N, H, G, U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Ọla kọpa, Guli, Chalkós, Tagulla, Alnahas,
6% V, Z, L, D, C, N, H, G, U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Varš, Varis, Varahina, Cuivre, Kuiv, Vask, Zes, Miedź, Réz, Sp’ilendzi, Miedź, Pghindz,
3% J, F, V, Z, L, D, C, N, H, G, U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Koffer, Ejò, Sifir, Jez, Kupfer, Tooj liab,
2% Y, W, J, F, V, Z, L, D, C, N, H, G, U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Kyayne, MYS (uyghur), Mkuwa, Keleawe,
1% X, Y, W, J, F, V, Z, L, D, C, N, H, G, U, T, S, B, P, K, O, I, M, E, R, A: Thxngdæng,
0% Q

Conclusion: copper is first identified as Rame (Italy) and Ram (Malta) at 28%. This is followed by a cultural band gap at 26%. After this, identification of copper gets under way in areas around India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Samoa, South Africa, Sweden, Iceland.
Interest in copper rises to a peak at 18% before declining through 17%-16%. Discovery of copper rises at 13% peaking in diacovery at 11% before declining at 8% and peaking at 6% before declining through 3%-1%.