Linguistic Archaeology: Face in the Dark

 Face in the dark in almost every language

1. Face in the dark
2. Gesig in die donker
3. Fytyra në errësirë
4. bech’elema wisit’i fīti
5. wujih fi alzalam
6. Demk’ mt’ut’yan mej
7. ARR* (assamese)
8. Ch’amakan ajanu
9. Qaranlıqda üz
10. Nɛda bɛ dibi la
11. Aurpegia iluntasunean
12. Tvar u ciemry
13. Andhakārē mukha
14. A*H* (bhojpuri)
15. Lice u mraku
16. Litse v mraka
17. Cara a la foscor
18. Nawong sa Kangitngit
19. Nkhope Mumdima
20. Hēi'àn zhōng de liǎn
21. Face in u bughju
22. Lice u tami
23. Tvář ve tmě
24. Ansigt i mørket
25. feys in dha daak
26. *I*H* (dogri)
27. Gezicht in het donker
28. Vizaĝo en la Mallumo (esperanto)
29. Nägu pimeduses
30. Mo le Viviti me
31. Mukha sa Dilim
32. Kasvot pimeässä
33. Visage dans le noir
34. Cara na Escuridade
35. sakhe sibneleshi
36. Gesicht im Dunkeln
37. Prósopo sto skotádi
38. Hova Pytũmbýpe
39. Andhārāmāṁ cahērō
40. Fè fas nan fè nwa a
41. Fuska a cikin Duhu
42. Maka i ka Poeleele
43. PNJMBH*C (hebrew)
44. andhere mein chehara
45. Ntsej muag nyob rau hauv qhov tsaus ntuj
46. Arc a sötétben
47. Andlit í myrkrinu
48. Ihu na Ọchịchịrị
49. Rupa iti Nasipnget
50. Wajah dalam Kegelapan
51. Aghaidh sa Dorchadas
52. Faccia nel buio
53. Kurayaminonakade no kao
54. Pasuryan ing Peteng
55. Kattaleyalli mukha
56. Qarañğıdağı bet
57. brachhommoukhnung pheap ngngut
58. Isura mu mwijima
59. *D (konkani)
60. eodum sog-ui eolgul
61. Fes insay di Dak
62. Rû di tariyê de (kurmanji kurdish)
63. R*SARP*TAR*K*A (sorani kurdish)
64. Karaŋgıdagı jüz
65. pasoenkab khuaammud
66. Faciem in tenebris (latin)
67. Seja tumsā
68. Elongi na molili
69. Veidas tamsoje
70. Feesi mu nzikiza
71.  Gesiicht am Däischteren
72. Lice vo temnina
73. A*R*H* (maithili)
74. Face ao anaty haizina
75. Muka dalam Gelap
76. iruttil mukham
77. Wiċċ fid-Dlam
78. Kanohi i te pouri
79. Andhārāta cēharā
80. *N*N (manipuri)
81. Hmai chu Thim chhungah
82. Kharankhuid nüür
83. aamhaawinhtellmhar  rainsine par .
84. Am̐dhyārōmā anuhāra
85. Ansikt i mørket
86. Fuula Dukkana Keessatti
87. M*PHTEARHKE (pashto)
88. EREDRTARYKY (persian)
89. Twarz w ciemności
90. Cara no escuro
91. Hanērē vica ciharā
92. Uya Tutayaqpi
93. Față în întuneric
94. Litso v temnote
95.  Faafoliga i le Pogisa
96. A*BM (sanskrit)
97. Aghaidh anns an Dorchadas
98. Sefahlego Lefifing
99. Huso muRima
100. A*NDHH*MNHN (sindhi)
101. an̆durē muhuṇa
102. Tvár v tme
103. Obraz v temi
104. Waji mugdi ah
105. cara en la oscuridad
106. Nyanghareupan dina Gelap
107. Uso katika Giza
108. Ansikte i mörkret
109. Cehra dar torikī
110. Iruṭṭil mukam
111. KABA*DYDAY*H (tatar)
112. Cīkaṭilō mukhaṁ
113. P̄hechiỵh̄n̂ā nı khwām mụ̄d
114. GPA*SL*T (tigrinya)
115. Xikandza eMunyameni
116. Karanlıkta Yüz
117. Garaňkylykda ýüz
118. Anim wɔ Esum mu
119. Oblychchya v temryavi
120. ANDHYREMYG*HRH (urdu)
121. QARA*G*L*QTI*IY*Z (uyghur)
122. Đối mặt trong bóng tối
123. Wyneb yn y Tywyllwch
124. Ubuso ebumnyameni
125. pnim in der fintster
126. Oju ninu Okunkun
127. Ubuso Ebumnyameni



Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
112 88%  84 66%   90 71%  48 38%     59 46%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
21 16%    36 28%   52 41%    16 12%     31 24%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
49 38%    10 7%     46 36%    39 30%     66 52%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
76 60%    21 16%    5    3%    63 50%      49 38%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
55 43%    13 10%    13 10%    1  <1%       28 22%

Z      %
11 8%




Popularity of use
88% A:
71% I, A:
66% E, I, A:
60% N, E, I, A: *N*N (manipuri),
52% M, N, E, I, A:
50% R, M, N, E, I, A: ARR* (assamese),
46% U, R, M, N, E, I, A:
43% T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A:
41% D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: *D (konkani), Cara na Escuridade,
38% S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Huso muRima, A*NDHH*MNHN (sindhi), an̆durē muhuṇa, A*R*H* (maithili), A*H* (bhojpuri), *I*H* (dogri), Andhārāmāṁ cahērō,
36% K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Kharankhuid nüür, Ansikt i mørket, Ansikte i mörkret, Andhakārē mukha, Mukha sa Dilim,
30% L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Iruṭṭil mukam, iruttil mukham, Lice u mraku, Lice u tami,
28% C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Cehra dar torikī, Cīkaṭilō mukhaṁ, cara en la oscuridad, Cara no escuro, andhere mein chehara, Ihu na Ọchịchịrị, Andhārāta cēharā,
24% G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Hmai chu Thim chhungah, Aghaidh anns an Dorchadas, eodum sog-ui eolgul, Elongi na molili, Gesiicht am Däischtere, Aghaidh sa Dorchadas, Ansigt i mørket, Gesicht im Dunkeln, Gesig in die donker,
22% Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: EREDRTARYKY (persian), ANDHYREMYG*HRH (urdu), Am̐dhyārōmā anuhāra, Andlit í myrkrinu, Rû di tariyê de (kurmanji kurdish), Kurayaminonakade no kao, Kattaleyalli mukha,
16% P, B, Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Đối mặt trong bóng tối, Ubuso ebumnyameni, Ubuso Ebumnyameni, KABA*DYDAY*H (tatar), GPA*SL*T (tigrinya), Nyanghareupan dina Gelap, M*PHTEARHKE (pashto), A*BM (sanskrit), Muka dalam Gelap, Kanohi i te pouri, R*SARP*TAR*K*A (sorani kurdish), pasoenkab khuaammud, brachhommoukhnung pheap ngngut, Rupa iti Nasipnget, Pasuryan ing Peteng, Arc a sötétben, Maka i ka Poeleele, sakhe sibneleshi, Prósopo sto skotádi, Nkhope Mumdima, Nägu pimeduses, Nɛda bɛ dibi la, Aurpegia iluntasunean,
12% F, P, B, Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Sefahlego Lefifing, pnim in der fintster, Față în întuneric, Faafoliga i le Pogisa, Fuula Dukkana Keessatti, Fes insay di Dak, Faciem in tenebris (latin), Faccia nel buio, Fuska a cikin Duhu, Cara a la foscor, feys in dha daak, Face in the dark, Fytyra në errësirë,
10% V, W, F, P, B, Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Anim wɔ Esum mu, Oblychchya v temryavi, Wyneb yn y Tywyllwch, P̄hechiỵh̄n̂ā nı khwām mụ̄d, Tvár v tme, Obraz v temi, Litso v temnote, aamhaawinhtellmhar  rainsine par, Hanērē vica ciharā, Lice vo temnina, Wiċċ fid-Dlam, Hova Pytũmbýpe, Fè fas nan fè nwa a, Kasvot pimeässä, Visage dans le noir, Mo le Viviti me, Nawong sa Kangitngit, Tvář ve tmě, Litse v mraka, bech’elema wisit’i fīti, Tvar u ciemry,
8% Z, V, W, F, P, B, Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Karanlıkta Yüz, Garaňkylykda ýüz, Twarz w ciemności, Uso katika Giza, Feesi mu nzikiza, Face ao anaty haizina, Gezicht in het donker, Vizaĝo en la Mallumo (esperanto), Hēi'àn zhōng de liǎn,
7% J, Z, V, W, F, P, B, Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Waji mugdi ah, Oju ninu Okunkun, Seja tumsā, Veidas tamsoje, Karaŋgıdagı jüz, Isura mu mwijima, Wajah dalam Kegelapan, PNJMBH*C (hebrew), wujih fi alzalam, Ch’amakan ajanu, Demk’ mt’ut’yan mej, Face in u bughju,
3% Q, J, Z, V, W, F, P, B, Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Uya Tutayaqpi, QARA*G*L*QTI*IY*Z (uyghur), Ntsej muag nyob rau hauv qhov tsaus ntuj, Qarañğıdağı bet, Qaranlıqda üz,
<1% X, Q, J, Z, V, W, F, P, B, Y, G, C, L, K, S, O, H, D, T, U, R, M, N, E, I, A: Xikandza eMunyameni,

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

A-I-E subgroup                         Sex          %        Dev. Chain                 Band Gap
Italian                                          F           98%     (A; I; E; N, L; R; T)
Portugese                                  F           94%      (A; I; E; R; N, L)
Spanish                                      F           92%      (A; I; E; R; N; L; C, T; O; S)
Face in the dark                                     88%      (A; I; E; N; M; R; U; T; D)
Mod. Greek                                F           86%      (A; I; E; N; L; R)
Goddess                                                  72%      (A; I; E; D; N)
Gaelic                                         F             69%      (A; I; E; N; H)                H, R
Twins                                                        65%       (A; I; E; N; M; L)
Ice                                                             47%       (A; I; E; S, H; L)
River                                                         46%       (A; I; E; N; R; O)

The earliest partial is *N*N (manipuri) at 60%, followed by ARR* (assamese) at 50%.
The earliest full face in the dark is Cara na Escuridade (galician) at 41%.
Such odd encounters peak at 16%, before declining down to less than 1%.