Linguistic Archaeology: That first Toy

 Toy in almost every language

1. Toy
2. Speelgoed
3. Lodër
4. mech’awecha
5. earusuh laeibah
6. Khaghalik
7. *L* (assamese)
8. Anataña
9. Oyuncaq
10. Tulonkɛfɛn
11. Jostailua
12. Cacka
13. Khēlanā
14. Igrachka
15. Joguina
16. Chidole
17. Wánjù
18. Igračka
19. Hračka
20. Legetøj
21. kulhey ehcheh
22. Ludilo (esperanto)
23. Mänguasi
24. Fefewcnu
25. Laruan
26. Lelu
27. Jouet
28. Xoguete
29. satamasho
30. Spielzeug
31. Paichnídi
32. Juguete
33. Ramakaḍuṁ
34. Jwèt
35. Abin wasan yara
36. Mea pāʻani
37. CPC*A (hebrew)
38. khilaune
39. Khoom ua si
40. Játék
41. Leikfang
42. Egwuregwu ụmụaka
43. Ay-ayam
44. Mainan
45. Bréagán
46. Giocattolo
47. Omocha
48. Dolanan
49. Āṭike
50. Oyınşıq
51. bradeab kmeng leng
52. Igikinisho
53. jangnangam
54. Lîstok (kurmanji kurdish)
55. *AR* (sorani kurdish)
56. Oyunçuk
57. kheuong rin
58. Rotaļlieta
59. Žaislas
60. Eky’okuzannyisa
61. Spillsaach
62. Kilalao
63. kaḷippāṭṭaṁ
64. Ġugarell
65. Takaro
66. Khēḷaṇī
67. *N*T* (manipuri)
68. Togloom
69. a rote
70. Khēlaunā
71. Leketøy
72. Meeshaa taphaa
73. L*BE (pashto)
74. ASBABBAZY (persian)
75. Zabawka
76. Brinquedo
77. Khiḍauṇā
78. Jucărie
79. Igrushka
80. Meataalo
81. Dèideag
82. Sebapadišwa
83. RANDYK* (sindhi)
84. sellam baḍu
85. Igrača
86. Ciyaartoyga
87. Kaulinan
88. Leksak
89. Bozica
90. Pom'mai
91. UEN*Y* (tatar)
92. Bom'ma
93. K̄hxnglèn
94. D*W* (tigrinya)
95. Xitoyi
96. Oyuncak
97. Oýnawaç
98. Agode a
99. Ihrashka
100. KHL*NA (urdu)
101. E*Y*N*Q (uyghur)
102. O'yinchoq
103. đồ chơi
104. Tegan
105. Into yokudlala
106. tsatske
107. Ohun isere
108. Ithoyizi




Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
72 67%    48 44%   47 43%   43 40%     33 30%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
12 11%    23 21%    15 14%   3    2%       25 23%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
26 24%    8   7%      39 36%   38 35%      19 17%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
41 38%    8   7%      5     4%    23 21%      23 21%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
29 27%    0  0%      10    9%    3     2%       18 16%

Z      %
6    5%



Popularity of use
67% A:
44% E,, A:
43%: I, E, A:
40% O, I, E, A:
38% N, O, I, E, A:
36% K, N, O, I, E, A: Kilalao,
35% L, K, N, O, I, E, A: *L* (assamese),
30% U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: Kaulinan, UEN*Y* (tatar), Lelu,
27% T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: *N*T* (manipuri), Leketøy, Anataña, Āṭike, Toy,
24% H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: KHL*NA (urdu), Ithoyizi, Khēlaunā, khilaune, Khēḷaṇī, Khēlanā, Khaghalik,
23% G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: Ġugarell, Tegan,
21% R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: Takaro, a rote, Igikinisho, Lîstok (kurmanji kurdish), *AR* (sorani kurdish), Oyunçuk, kheuong rin, Rotaļlieta, Igrachka, Igračka, Hračka, kulhey ehcheh, Cacka, tsatske, Ohun isere, Oyuncak, Ihrashka, Igrushka, Igrača, Ciyaartoyga, Leksak,
17% M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: Khoom ua sia, Ay-ayam, Mainan, Omocha, Mänguasi, satamasho, Togloom, Meataalo,
14% D, M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: đồ chơi, Into yokudlala, Agode a, Khiḍauṇā, Dèideag, RANDYK* (sindhi), Ramakaḍuṁ, Dolanan, Ludilo (esperanto), Lodër, Chidole,
11% B, D, M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: sellam baḍu, Bom'ma, Bréagán, bradeab kmeng leng, L*BE (pashto), earusuh laeibah,
9% W, B, D, M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I,,E, A: D*W* (tigrinya), Oýnawaç, Abin wasan yara, Egwuregwu ụmụaka, mech’awecha,
7% J, P, W, B, D, M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: jangnangam, Jucărie, Jwèt, Játék, Juguete, Jostailua, Legetøj, Jouet, Joguina, Wánjù, Sebapadišwa, Pom'mai, kaḷippāṭṭaṁ, Meeshaa taphaa, Spillsaach, Mea pāʻani, CPC*A (hebrew), Speelgoed, Paichnídi,
5% Z, J, P, W, B, D, M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: ASBABBAZY (persian), Zabawka, Bozica, Žaislas, Eky’okuzannyisa, Spielzeug,
4% Q, Z, J, P, W, B, D, M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: E*Y*N*Q (uyghur), O'yinchoq, Oyınşıq, Brinquedo, Oyuncaq,
2% F, X, Q, Z, J, P, W, B, D, M, R, C, S, G, H, T, U, L, K, N, O, I, E, A: Fefewcnu, Leikfang, Tulonkɛfɛn, K̄hxnglèn, Xitoyi, Xoguete,
0% V


Conclusion: originating in the A-E-I linguistic Subgroup;

A-E-I subgroup                                Sex          %        Dev. Chain                 Band Gap       Semitic
• May the way rise up to meet you   93%    (A; E; I; N; T; D; U)
• To Shapeshift                                    91%    (A; E; I; T; F; S)
Provençal                                          F           90%     (A; E; I; N; L; R; S)
• Middle Earth                                     79%      (A; E; I; M)
Irish                                                   F            74%     (A; E; I; N; R; L; O; H)
• The World Tree                                 73%     (A; E; I; R; D, O)
Scot. Low                                         F            71%      (A; E; I; N; R, L)                H
Berber                                               M           70%     (A; E; I; U; M)                    N                   ?
• To Laugh                                            69%     (A; E; I; T; S)
• Toy                                                      67%     (A; E; I; O; N)
Hebrew                                            M            66%      (A; E; I; H; N)                                         ?
• Goat                                                   47%     (A; E; I; K)

The earliest known toy is at 36% with Kilalao (malagasy). Rising to a peak at 22% before declining down to 9% before peaking again at 7% and declining down to 2%.