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Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Linguistic Archaeology: the colour green

Green in almost every language

1. Green
2. Groen
3. E gjelbër
4. Ārenigwadē
5. Lawn 'akhdar
6. Kanach
7. Yaşıl
8. Berdea
9. Zialiony
10. Sabuja
11. Zeleno
12. Verd
13. Berde
14. Chobiriwira
15. Lǜ
16. Verde
17. Zelená
18. Grøn
19. Groente
20. Verda (esperanto)
21. Roheline
22. Vihreä
23. Verte
24. Vert
25. Grien
26. Mts’vane
27. Grün
28. Prásinos
29. Līlā
30. Vèt
31. Koren
32. Ōmaʻomaʻo
33. *R*K (hebrew)
34. Hara
35. Ntsuab
36. Zöld
37. Grænt
38. Agba ndụ ndụ
39. Hijau
40. Glas
41. Midori
42. Ijo
43. Hasiru
44. Jasıl
45. Baitang
46. Icyatsi
47. Nogsaeg
48. Kesk
49. Jaşıl
50. Sikhiav
51. Viridis (latin)
52. Zaļš
53. Žalias
54. Gréng
55. Zelena
56. Maitso
57. Pacca
58. Aħdar
59. Kākariki
60. Hiravā
61. Nogoon
62. Aahcaimraung
63. Hariyō
64. Grønn
65. *A (odia)
66. *N (pashto)
67. SB* (persian)
68. Zielony
69. Harā
70. Zelenyy
71. Lanu meamata
72. Uaine
73. Tala
74. Girinhi
75. *AE* (sindhi)
76. Harita
77. Cagaar
78. Héjo
79. Kijani
80. Grön
81. Taksiho
82. Paccai
83. R*EL (tatar)
84. Ākupacca
85. K̄heīyw
86. Yeşil
87. Greenaşyl
88. *B* (urdu)
89. YE*YL (uyghur)
90. Yashil
91. Màu xanh lá
92. Gwyrdd
93. Luhlaza
94. Grin
95. Alawọ ewe
96. Okuluhlaza okotshani



Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
55  57%     36  37%    37  38%   24  25%       14  14%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
10  10%     7    7%       13  13%     0    0%        23    24%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
23  24%     8    8%       12  12%    29  30%      7       7%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
38  40%     4    4%       0      0%      41  43%      23  24%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
15  15%     10  10%     6     6%      1     1%        12  12%

Z       %
10  10%



Popularity of use
57% A: *A (odia),
43% R, A:
40% N, R, A: *N (pashto),
38% I, N, R, A:
37% E, I, N, R, A: *AE* (sindhi),
30% L, E, I, N, R, A: R*EL (tatar), Līlā,
25% O, L, E, I, N, R, A:
24% S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Grön, Grin, Harā, Girinhi, Hara, Glas, Nogsaeg, Gréng, Nogoon, Grønn, Green, Groen, Grøn, Roheline, Grien,
15% T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Tala, Harita, Groente, Grænt,
14% U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Hasiru, Uaine, Lǜ, Grün,
13% D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Midori, Aħdar,
12% Y, K, D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Yeşil, Greenaşyl, YE*YL (uyghur), Yashil, Hariyō, Taksiho, Kesk, Kākariki, Koren, *R*K (hebrew), Yaşıl,
10% Z, V, B, Y, K, D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Luhlaza, Okuluhlaza okotshani, *B* (urdu), SB* (persian), Zielony, Zelenyy, Zelena, Hiravā, Sikhiav, Viridis (latin), Zaļš, Žalias, Agba ndụ ndụ, Baitang, Ntsuab, Zöld, Vihreä, Verte, Vert, Vèt, Verda (esperanto), Berdea, Zialiony, Zeleno, Verd, Berde, Verde, Zelená,
8% J, Z, V, B, Y, K, D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Héjo, Kijani, Jasıl, Jaşıl, Hijau, Ijo, E gjelbër, Sabuja,
7% M, C, J, Z, V, B, Y, K, D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Lanu meamata, Cagaar, Maitso, Aahcaimraung, Ōmaʻomaʻo, Icyatsi, Kanach, Mts’vane,
6% W, M, C, J, Z, V, B, Y, K, D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Gwyrdd, Alawọ ewe, K̄heīyw, Ārenigwadē, Lawn 'akhdar, Chobiriwira,
4% P, W, M, C, J, Z, V, B, Y, K, D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Paccai, Ākupacca, Prásinos, Pacca,
1% X, P, W, M, C, J, Z, V, B, Y, K, D, U, T, S, H, G, O, L, E, I, N, R, A: Màu xanh lá,
0% Q, F

Conclusion: Green originates in the A-R-N linguistic subgroup.
We have *A (odia) at less than 57% followed by a developmental bandgap at 43%. *N (pashto) at 40%, and a second bandgap 38%.
At 30% we have the first complete Green as Līlā (Gujarati) and the incomplete R*EL (tatar). This is followed by a developmental bandgap at 25%.
A regional development spike at 24%, which drops away through to the developmental peak at 10%. This again declines down to 1%.

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