Linguistic Archaeology: The rise of the City

 City in almost every language

1. City
2. Stad
3. Qyteti
4. madina
5. K’aghak
6. A*R (assamese)
7. Jach'a marka
8. Şeher
9. Duguba
10. Hiria
11. Horad
12. Śahara
13. Grad
14. ciutat
15. Dakbayan
16. Mzinda
17. Chéngshì
18. Cità
19. Město
20. By
21. shaharu
22. *HR (dogri)
23. Urbo (esperanto)
24. Linn
25. Dugã
26. Lungsod
27. Kaupunki
28. Ville
29. Stêd
30. Cidade
31. kalaki
32. Stadt
33. Póli
34. Táva
35. Śahēra
36. Vil
37. Garin
38. Kulanakauhale
39. PJR (hebrew)
40. shahar
41. Lub nroog
42. Város
43. Borg
44. Obodo
45. Siudad
46. Kota
47. Cathair
48. Città
49. Machi
50. kutha
51. Nagara
52. Qala
53. tikrong
54. Umujyi
55. *R (konkani)
56. dosi
57. Siti
58. Bajar (kurmanji kurdish)
59. *AR (sorani kurdish)
60. meuong
61. Urbs (latin)
62. Pilsēta
63. Engumba
64. Miestas
65. Ekibuga
66. Gradot
67. *CR (maithili)
68. Tanàna
69. Bandar
70. nagaraṁ
71. Belt
72. Taone
73. Khawpui
74. Khot
75. myao
76. Sahara
77. HH* (odia)
78. Magaalaa
79. *AR (pashto)
80. *ER (persian)
81. Miasto
82. Śahira
83. Llaqta
84. Oraș
85. Gorod
86. Aai
87. *C* (sanskrit)
88. Cathair-bhaile
89. Toropokgolo
90. Citi
91. Motse
92. Guta
93. *HR (sindhi)
94. nagaraya
95. Mesto
96. Magaalada
97. Ciudad
98. Jiji
99. Şahr
100. Nakaram
101. *P (tatar)
102. Meụ̄xng
103. CT* (tigrinya)
104. Doroba
105. Şehir
106. Şäher
107. Kuropcn
108. misto
109. *HR (urdu)
110. *EHER (uyghur)
111. Thành phố
112. Dinas
113. Isixeko
114. shtot
115. Ilu
116. Idolobha



Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
64 55%   25 21%   42 36%   29 25%      22 19%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
15 13%   15 13%     23 20%   0    0%       23 20%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
30 26%    5   4%     15 13%    18 15%     19 16%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
24 20%    9   7%      3     2%    45 39%     31 26%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
34 29%   4    3%      1   <1%    2    1%       7      6%

Z      %
1 <1%


Popularity of use
55% A:
39% R, A: *R (konkani), *AR (sorani kurdish), *AR (pashto), A*R (assamese),
36% I, R, A: Aai,
29% T, I, R, A:
26% H, S, T, I, R, A: Siti, Stadt, Stad, *HR (sindhi), Şahr, *HR (urdu), Shahar, Sahara, HH* (odia), Śahira, Hiria, Śahara, *HR (dogri),
25% O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Oraș, shtot, Horad,
21% E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Şehir, Şäher, *EHER (uyghur), *ER (persian), Stêd, Śahēra, Şeher,
20% G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Tanàna, Taone, Dinas, dosi, Gorod, Guta, Nagara, Gradot, Grad, Garin,
19% U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Dugã, Siudad, shaharu,
16% M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Mesto, misto, Motse, nagaraṁ, Miasto, meuong, Miestas, madina, Město,
15% L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Magaalada, Ilu, Magaalaa, Linn, Lungsod,
13% K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Doroba, Idolobha, Nakaram, Khot, Cathair-bhaile, Bandar, Belt, Urbs (latin), Ekibuga, Engumba, tikrong, Kota, kutha, Lub nroog, Borg, Obodo, kalaki, Kulanakauhale, Urbo (esperanto), K’aghak, Duguba, Ciudad, CT* (tigrinya), *C* (sanskrit), Citi, *CR (maithili), Cidade, Cathair, Città, Machi, ciutat, Chéngshì, Cità,
7% P, K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Kuropcn, Thành phố, *P (tatar), Pilsēta, Toropokgolo, Kaupunki, Póli,
6% Y, P, K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: myao, nagaraya, Dakbayan, By, City,
4% J, Y, P, K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Bajar (kurmanji kurdish), Jiji, Umujyi, Jach'a marka, PJR (hebrew),
3% V, J, Y, P, K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Vil, Város, Táva, Ville,
2% Q, V, J, Y, P, K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Llaqta, Qala, Qyteti,
1% X, Q, V, J, Y, P, K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Meụ̄xng, Isixeko,
<1% Z, W, X, Q, V, J, Y, P, K, B, C, L, M, U, G, N, D, E, O, H, S, T, I, R, A: Khawpui, Mzinda
0% F,


Conclusion: originating in the A-R-I linguistic subgroup,

A-R-I subgroup          Sex      %       Dev. Chain               Bandgap
Curly Haired                         77%      (A; R; I; U; L)
To Talk                                  76%      (A; R; I; T)
Phoenician                 M       66%     (A; R; I; S, H)                  N
Walls                                      63%      (A; R; I; E; T, O)
First                                        58%      (A; R; I; P, E)
Eagle                                      57%     (A; R; I; L; G)
City                                         55%     (A; R; I; T; S; H)

The earliest cities are partials at 39% with *R (konkani), *AR (sorani kurdish), *AR (pashto), A*R (assamese) followed by Aai (Samoan) at 36%.
This is followed by a bandgap at 29% before a renewed interest in cities at 26%. Interest in cities peaks at 13% before declining to <1%.