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Friday, 15 July 2022

Linguistic Archaeology: That time we felt cold

 Cold in almost every language

1. Cold
2. Koud
3. Ftohtë
4. k’ezik’aza
5. albard
6. Ts’urt
7. Thaya
8. Soyuq
9. NENE (bambara)
10. Hotza
11. Chalodny
12. Ṭhāṇḍā
13. Hladno
14. Stud
15. Refredat
16. Bugnaw
17. Kuzizira
18. Hánlěng de
19. Friddu
20. Studený
21. Kold
22. fini
23. Malvarmo (esperanto)
24. Külm
25. Fa
26. Malamig
27. Kylmä
28. Froide
29. Froid
30. Kâld
31. Frío
32. *IVI (georgian)
33. Kalt
34. Krýo
35. Ho'ysã
36. Ṭhaṇḍī
37. Fwad
38. Sanyi
39. Anuanu
40. *R (hebrew)
41. thanda
42. Txias
43. Hideg
44. Oyi
45. Nalammiis
46. Dingin
47. Fuar
48. Fredda
49. Freddo
50. Samui
51. kadhemen
52. Caḷi
53. Swıq
54. trachak
55. Ubukonje
56. chuun
57. Kol
58. Sarma (kurmanji kurdish)
59. SAR* (sorani kurdish)
60. Suuk
61. nav
62. Frigidi (latin)
63. Auksts
64. Malili
65. Šalta
66. Obutiti
67. Keelt
68. Ladno
69. Mangatsiaka
70. Sejuk
71. taṇupp
72. Kesħa
73. Matao
74. Thaṇḍa
75. Vawt
76. Khüiten
77. aayy
78. Cisō
79. Kald
80. Diilallaa'aa
81. *H (pashto)
82. SRD (persian)
83. Przeziębienie
84. Resfriado
85. Ṭhaḍā
86. Chiri
87. Rece
88. Kholodno
89. *M (sanskrit)
90. Fuachd
91. Tonya
92. Ho bata
93. Kutonhora
94. *D (sindhi)
95. sītalayi
96. Chladný
97. Qabow
98. Fría
99. Tiis
100. Baridi
101. Kall
102. Xunuk
103. Kuḷir
104. SAL*YN (tatar)
105. Yĕn
106. Titimela
107. Soğuk
108. Sowuk
109. Nwunu
110. Kholodnyy
111. THND* (urdu)
112. S*D*Q (uyghur)
113. Sovuq
114. Lạnh
115. Oer
116. Kuyabanda
117. kalt
118. Òtútù



Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
63  53%     21  17%    34  29%   33     28%      30   25%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
9      7%    10   8%       40  34%    16   13%       8       6%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
27  23%     2     1%     31   26%    28   23%      12    10%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
36  30%     2     1%       5      4%     27  23%      28   23%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
33  28%     4    3%        7      5%      2      1%      17   14%

Z       %
4     3%


Popularity of use
53% A:
34% D, A: *D (sindhi),
30% N, D, A:
29% I, N, D, A:
28% T, O, I, N, D, A:
26% K, T, O, I, N, D, A:
25% U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Koud, Anuanu, Òtútù,
23% S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: *R (hebrew), thanda, Kol, SAR* (sorani kurdish), Suuk, Auksts, Šalta, Ladno, Thaṇḍa, Kald, Diilallaa'aa, *H (pashto), SRD (persian), Ṭhaḍā, Ts’urt, Ṭhāṇḍā, Hladno, Stud, Kold, Kâld, Kalt, Ṭhaṇḍī, Tiis, Kall, Kuḷir, THND* (urdu), Lạnh, kalt, Kholodno, Kutonhora,
17% E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Khüiten, Oer, Keelt, Kesħa, NENE (bambara),
14% Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: SAL*YN (tatar), Yĕn, Kholodnyy, Tonya, sītalayi, aayy, Sanyi, Oyi, Krýo, Ho'ysã, Studený, Thaya,
13% F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Resfriado, Fría, Fuar, Fredda, Freddo, fini, Fa, Froide, Froid, Frío, Fwad, Refredat, Friddu, Ftohtë,
10% M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: *M (sanskrit), Titimela, Malili, Matao, Sarma (kurmanji kurdish), Samui, kadhemen, Kylmä, Nalammiis, Külm,
8% C, M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Fuachd, Chladný, Caḷi, trachak, chuun, Cisō, Cold, Chalodny, Chiri, Rece,
7% B, C, M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Baridi, Kuyabanda, Ho bata, albard, Obutiti,
6% G, B, C, M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Mangatsiaka, Soğuk, Frigidi (latin), Hideg, Dingin, Hánlěng de, Malamig,
5% W, G, B, C, M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Sowuk, Nwunu, Bugnaw,
4% Q, W, G, B, C, M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Qabow, S*D*Q (uyghur), Soyuq, Swıq,
3% Z, V, Q, W, G, B, C, M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Vawt, Sovuq, *IVI (georgian), nav, Malvarmo (esperanto), Hotza, Kuzizira, k’ezik’aza
1% X, P, J, Z, V, Q, W, G, B, C, M, F, Y, E, S, R, L, H, U, K, T, O, I, N, D, A: Przeziębienie, Txias, Xunuk, taṇupp, Ubukonje, Sejuk,


Conclusion: Originating in the A-D linguistic subgroup- An unidentified subgroup (occupied by the fictional Moclans). The earliest partial cold is less than 34% with *D (sindhi). There is a bandgap from 30%-26%.
The earliest identified experience with cold is at 25% with Koud (afrikaans), Anuanu (hawaiian), and Òtútù (yoruba). This experience with cold peaks at 23% (estimated at just prior to 4,300BC) before declining down to 1%.


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