Linguistic Archaeology: Colour as a concept

 Colour in almost every language

1. Colour
2. Kleur
3. Ngjyrë
4. k’elemi
5. lawn
6. Guyn
7. Sami
8. RBNG (azerbaijani)
9. SE (bambara)
10. Kolore
11. Kolier
12. Raṅa
13. Boja
14. Tsvyat
15. Kolor
16. Mtundu
17. Yánsè
18. Culore
19. Barva
20. Farve
21. Koloro (esperanto)
22. Värv
23. Amadede
24. Kulay
25. Väri
26. Couleur
27. Cor
28. peri
29. Farbe
30. Chróma
31. Sa'y
32. Raṅga
33. Koulè
34. Launi
35. kala kala
36. *BE (hebrew)
37. rang
38. Xim
39. Szín
40. Litur
41. Agba
42. Maris
43. Warna
44. Dath
45. Colore
46. Iro
47. Baṇṇa
48. Tüs
49. pnr
50. Ibara
51. saegkkal
52. *L* (krio)
53. Reng (kurmanji kurdish)
54. R*NC (sorani kurdish)
55. si
56. Color (latin)
57. Krāsa
58. Langi
59. Spalva
60. Faarf
61. *C (maithili)
62. niṟaṁ
63. Kulur
64. Tae
65. Rawng
66. Öngö
67. aaraung
68. Farge
69. Halluu
70. RN* (pashto)
71. Raga
72. Llinpi
73. Culoare
74. Tsvet
75. Lanu
76. Mmala
77. *NC (sindhi)
78. varṇa
79. Farba
80. Midabka
81. Rangi
82. Färg
83. Niṟam
84. T*P (tatar)
85. Raṅgu
86. S̄ī
87. Muhlovo
88. Renk
89. Reňk
90. Ahosuo
91. Kolir
92. RE* (uyghur)
93. Màu sắc
94. Lliw
95. Umbala
96. farb
97. Àwọ̀




Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
51  53%     24  25%    22  22%    19  19%       21    21%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
12  12%     12  12%    4      4%     7       7%      17   17%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
5     5%      2    2%       14  14%     29  30%      14    14%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
30  31%     5    5%       0       0%     51  53%      16   16%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
7     7%      9    9%        5      5%      1       1%      6       6%

Z       %
1     1%



Popularity of use
53% A, R:
31% N, A, R: Raṅa, RN* (pashto),
30% L, N, A, R: *L* (krio),
25% E, L, N, A, R: RE* (uyghur),
22% I, E, L, N, A, R:
21% U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Launi, Lanu,
19% O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Iro,
17% G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Langi, Öngö, aaraung, Raga, Reng (kurmanji kurdish), Raṅga, rang, Rangi, Raṅgu,
16% S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: si, S̄ī, SE (bambara),
14% M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Renk, Reňk, Kolir, Kulur, Mmala, Niṟam, niṟaṁ, Maris, Krāsa, saegkkal, Koulè, kala kala, Kolor, Koloro (esperanto), Kolore, Kolier, Kleur, k’elemi, Sami,
12% C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Màu sắc, Culoare, *NC (sindhi), *C (maithili), Colore, Color (latin), Couleur, Cor, Culore, Colour, Baṇṇa, Ibara, Umbala, *BE (hebrew), Agba, RBNG (azerbaijani), R*NC (sorani kurdish),
9% V, C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Värv, Väri, varṇa, Barva,
7% T, F, V, C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Färg, farb, Farba, Faarf, Farge, Farve, Farbe, Tae, Tsvet, Litur, Tüs,
6% Y, T, F, V, C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Kulay, Sa'y, Tsvyat, Yánsè, Guyn,
5% W, P, H, Y, T, F, V, C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Lliw, Àwọ̀, Rawng, Warna, lawn, Muhlovo, Ahosuo, Halluu, Chróma, Llinpi, T*P (tatar), pnr, peri, Spalva,
4% D, W, P, H, Y, T, F, V, C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Dath, Midabka, Mtundu, Amadede,
2% J, D, W, P, H, Y, T, F, V, C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Boja, Ngjyrë,
1% Z, X, J, D, W, P, H, Y, T, F, V, C, B, M, K, S, G, O, U, I, E, L, N, A, R: Xim, Szín,
0% Q


Conclusion: Originating in the Indeterminant A/R, The earliest is 31% with Raṅa (bengali), and the partial RN* (pashto). Followed at 30% with *L* (krio), and then 25% with RE* (uyghur).

There is a bandgap at 22% and then colour returns at 21% with Launi (hausa), and Lanu (samoan) - colour here carrying the La(i) marker of the L linguistic group from the Sail/Light subgroup. And a part of the Sumerian civilization. Their sailing influence is from Nigerian-Samoan (prior to the 4300BC eruption near Japan as estimated at 19% on the egyptian timeline). 
Spread of Colour rising to a peak at 14%, before declining down to 1%.