Linguistic Archaeology: Red-haired folk

 Red-haired in almost every language

1. Red-haired
2. Rooi hare
3. flokëkuq
4. k’eyi-ts’eguri
5. 'ahmar alshier
6. Karmir mazerov
7. R*R (assamese)
8. Wila ñik’uta
9. Qırmızı saçlı
10. Kunsigi bilenmanw
11. Ilegorria
12. Ryžaja
13. Lāla kēśika
14. Crvenokosa
15. Chervenokos
16. Pel vermell
17. Pula ang buhok
18. Watsitsi lofiira
19. Hóng fā
20. I capelli rossi
21. Zrzavý
22. Rødhåret
23. raiykulaige isthashigan'dekeve
24. *L* (dogri)
25. roodharig
26. Ruĝhara (esperanto)
27. Punakarvaline
28. Taɖa dzĩwo
29. Pulang buhok
30. Punatukkainen
31. Rousse
32. Roodhierich
33. Pelirrojo
34. ts’ituri
35. Rothaarig
36. Kokkinomállis
37. Iñakãrague pytã
38. Lāla paḷiyāvāḷuṁ
39. Wouj-chveu
40. Jajayen gashi
41. ʻulaʻula lauoho
42. AD*M*JPR (hebrew)
43. Laal baalon vaale
44. Cov plaub hau liab
45. vöröshajú
46. Rauthhærthur
47. Ajị-acha uhie uhie
48. Nalabaga ti buokna
49. berambut merah
50. Dearg-ruadh
51. Dai capelli rossi
52. Akage
53. Rambut abang
54. Kempu kūdalina
55. Qızıl şaştı
56. sak kraham
57. Umutuku
58. *B* (konkani)
59. ppalganmeoli
60. Rɛd-hɛd
61. Porê sor (kurmanji kurdish)
62. Q*S*R (sorani kurdish)
63. Kızıl çaçtuu
64. phom aedng
65. rufus (latin)
66. Sarkanmatains
67. Suki ya motane
68. Raudonplaukė
69. Enviiri emmyuufu
70. Rout-Hoer
71. Crvenokosiot
72. *L* (maithili)
73. mena volo
74. berambut merah
75. cuvanna muṭiyuḷḷa
76. Xagħar aħmar
77. He makawe whero
78. Lāla kēsān̄cā
79. *LK* (marathi)
80. Sam sen a ni
81. Ulaan üstei
82. sanpainne
83. Rātō kapāla bha'ēkō
84. Rødhåret
85. Rifeensa diimaa qabu
86. S*R*E*TAN (pashto)
87. M*QRMZ (persian)
88. czerwonowłosy
89. Ruiva
90. Ruivo
91. Lāla vālāṁ vālā
92. Puka chukcha
93. Cu părul roșu
94. Ryzhaya
95. Laulu mumu
96. R* (sanskrit)
97. Dearg-ruadh
98. Moriri o mohwibidu
99. Crvenokosa
100. Moriri o mokgubedu
101. Tsvudzi-bvudzi
102. *ADH*AR (sindhi)
103. ratu hisakes æti
104. Ryšavý
105. Rdečelasa
106. Timo-casaan
107. Pelirroja
108. Pelirrojo
109. Buuk beureum
110. Wenye nywele nyekundu
111. rödhårig
112. Mūjhoi surx
113. Civappu muṭi uṭaiyavar
114. KYHYL*LE (tatar)
115. Erraṭi boccu
116. P̄hm dæng
117. D*S*B* (tigrinya)
118. Misisi yo tshwuka
119. kızıl saçlı
120. Gyzyl saçly
121. NWIK*K* (twi)
122. Rudovolosyy
123. QR*BAL*G*A* (urdu)
124. QIZIL*A*LIQ (uyghur)
125. Qizil sochli
126. Tóc đỏ
127. Coch-goch
128. Iinwele ezibomvu
129. royt-kherd
130. Awọ pupa
131. Onezinwele ezibomvu




Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
86 66%    66 50%   59 45%  58 44%      54 41%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
19 14%    25 19%   27 20%    4   3%        24 18%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
43 33%    10 7%     40 30%    50 38%     37 28%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
39 30%    25 19%    9    6%     72 55%     43 33%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
32 24%    25 19%   13 10%     2    1%       20 15%

Z      %
16 12%


Popularity of use
66% A:
55% R, A: R*R (assamese), R* (sanskrit),
50% E, R, A:
45% I, E, R, A:
44% O, I, E, R, A:
41% U, O, I, E, R, A:
38% L, U, O, I, E, R, A: *L* (dogri), *L* (maithili),
33% S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: ʻulaʻula lauoho, Rɛd-hɛd, Rooi hare, Rousse,
30% N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: Akage, *LK* (marathi), Lāla kēśika,
28% M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: sak kraham, Sam sen a ni, 'ahmar alshier, Kokkinomállis, Laulu mumu,
24% T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: S*R*E*TAN (pashto), ratu hisakes æti, Rout-Hoer, Sarkanmatains, Ulaan üstei, Rauthhærthur, Umutuku,
ts’ituri,
20% D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: Rødhåret, *ADH*AR (sindhi), Red-haired, Rødhåret,
19% V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: Rdečelasa, Timo-casaan, Tóc đỏ, Crvenokosa, Puka chukcha, Cu părul roșu, Crvenokosiot, Lāla kēsān̄cā, Roodhierich, Dai capelli rossi, Crvenokosa, Chervenokos, I capelli rossi, Ruiva, Ruivo, Lāla vālāṁ vālā, mena volo, sanpainne, Raudonplaukė, Porê sor (kurmanji kurdish), Kempu kūdalina, Punakarvaline, Punatukkainen, Pel vermell,
18% G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: rödhårig, P̄hm dæng, Coch-goch, phom aedng, Dearg-ruadh, ppalganmeoli, Rothaarig, Dearg-ruadh, roodharig, Ruĝhara (esperanto), Ilegorria,
15% Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: Rudovolosyy, royt-kherd, Civappu muṭi uṭaiyavar, KYHYL*LE (tatar), Iñakãrague pytã, Lāla paḷiyāvāḷuṁ, Suki ya motane, cuvanna muṭiyuḷḷa, Ryšavý, k’eyi-ts’eguri, raiykulaige isthashigan'dekeve,
14% B, Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: D*S*B* (tigrinya), Erraṭi boccu, Moriri o mokgubedu, Buuk beureum, berambut merah, Rātō kapāla bha'ēkō, Rambut abang, *B* (konkani), Nalabaga ti buokna, berambut merah, Laal baalon vaale, Cov plaub hau liab, Pula ang buhok, Pulang buhok,
12% Z, B, Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: kızıl saçlı, Gyzyl saçly, Ryzhaya, Tsvudzi-bvudzi, Karmir mazerov, Zrzavý, Kızıl çaçtuu,
10% W, Z, B, Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: Awọ pupa, Onezinwele ezibomvu, Iinwele ezibomvu, Misisi yo tshwuka, NWIK*K* (twi), Moriri o mohwibidu, Wenye nywele nyekundu, czerwonowłosy, He makawe whero, Wila ñik’uta, Taɖa dzĩwo, Kunsigi bilenmanw,
7% J, W, Z, B, Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: vöröshajú, Ajị-acha uhie uhie, AD*M*JPR (hebrew), Wouj-chveu, Jajayen gashi, Ryžaja, Pelirrojo, Pelirroja, Pelirrojo,
6% Q, J, W, Z, B, Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: QR*BAL*G*A* (urdu), QIZIL*A*LIQ (uyghur), Qizil sochli, Rifeensa diimaa qabu, M*QRMZ (persian), Q*S*R (sorani kurdish), Qızıl şaştı, Qırmızı saçlı,
3% F, Q, J, W, Z, B, Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: rufus (latin), Enviiri emmyuufu, flokëkuq, Hóng fā, Watsitsi lofiira,
1% X, F, Q, J, W, Z, B, Y, G, V, P, C, D, T, M, N, K, S, H, L, U, O, I, E, R, A: Xagħar aħmar, Mūjhoi surx,


Conclusion: originating in the A-R-E linguistic subgroup:

A-R-E subgroup   sex    %       dev. Chain                 bandgap
Red-haired                     66%   (A; R; E; I; O; U; L)
To Burn                          66%   (A; R; E; N, I)
Scot. Low             M      62%   (A; R; E; I; N, L)             O, H
Road                               57%   (A; R; E; T; D)
Copper                           55%   (A; R; E; M)

Earliest partial encounter with red-hair is R*R (assamese) and R* (sanskrit). This is followed by a bandgap from 50%-41%.
Red-hair re-appears at 38% with *L* (dogri) and *L* (maithili), peaking at 19% before declining down to 1%.

Dialect                                          Dev. Chain
RED-HAIRED                                A   R   E   I   O   U   L
SCOT. LOWLAND M                    A   R   E   I   L   N
                                                       A   R   E   I   N   L

SCOT LOWLAND M         RED-HAIRED FOLK      HAWAIIAN   MEANING
Allan                                   Aooau / Auuao               ʻo wau             I am
Neil                                     Ueio / Oeiu
Ninian                                 Uiuiau / Oioiao