Linguistic Archaeology: That time we built Mounds

 Mound in almost every language

1. Mound
2. Heuwel
3. Tumë
4. gubita
5. tall
6. Blur
7. Montículo
8. kurqan
9. Kuluba
10. Tumulua
11. Kurhan
12. Ḍhibi
13. Mogila
14. Monticle
15. Bungtod
16. Mulu
17. Zhǒng
18. Tumulu
19. Nasip
20. Kopeček
21. Høj
22. maund
23. heuvel
24. Tumulo (esperanto)
25. Küngas
26. Togbɛ
27. punso
28. Röykkiö
29. Monticule
30. Terp
31. bortsvi
32. Hügel
33. Anáchoma
34. Montículo
35. Maṇa
36. Tumaki
37. Puʻu
38. T* (hebrew)
39. teela
40. Poob
41. halom
42. Haugur
43. Mkpọtu
44. Bunton
45. Gundukan
46. dumha
47. Tumulo
48. Maundo
49. Dibba
50. Üyindi
51. pomnouk
52. Ikirunga
53. *A (konkani)
54. tusupan
55. *N* (sorani kurdish)
56. Döbö
57. phu
58. Tumulum (latin)
59. Pilskalns
60. Piliakalnis
61. Ekifunvu
62. Mogila
63. dongon-tany
64. Busut
65. kunnu
66. Puke
67. Ḍhigārā
68. dov
69. taung phoet
70. Ḍhilō
71. Haug
72. Tuullaa
73. *NDY (pashto)
74. TPE (persian)
75. Kopiec
76. Monte
77. Ṭīlā
78. Movilă
79. Kurgan
80. Mauga
81. Mullach
82. Mount
83. Thabana
84. Murwi
85. DD* (sindhi)
86. goḍælla
87. Mohyla
88. Tulin
89. Kilima
90. Hög
91. Maunt
92. Mēṭu
93. Тау
94. Nein
95. Nhulu ya ndzhuti
96. höyük
97. TYLA (urdu)
98. Tepalik
99. gò
100. Twmpath
101. Indunduma
102. bergele
103. Òkìtì

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
46 45%    21 20%   31 30%  37 36%      52 50%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
14 13%    8   7%      19 18%   1   <1%      21 20%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
22 21%    1 <1%      22 21%   34 33%     34 33%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
38 37%    18 17%    1  <1%     11 10%     8      7%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
39 38%    5   4%      3     2%     0    0%       9     8%

Z      %
2    1%


Popularity of use
50% U:
45% A, U:*A (konkani),
38% T, A, U: T* (hebrew),
37% N, T, A, U: *N* (sorani kurdish),
36% O, N, T, A, U:
33% L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Tumulum (latin), Tuullaa, Mount, Maunt, teela, Tumulo, Maundo, Mound, tall, Tumulua, Mulu, Tumulu, maund, Tumulo (esperanto), Maṇa,
30% I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Ṭīlā, Tulin,
21% K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Kilima, Òkìtì, kunnu, Ḍhilō, halom, dumha, Tumaki,
20% G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Monte, Mauga, Gundukan, Mogila, Haug, Mogila, Hügel, Tumë, Mēṭu, Nein, gò, Hög,
18% D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: DD* (sindhi), goḍælla, Indunduma, Ḍhilō,
17% P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: TPE (persian), Tepalik, taung phoet, Puke, pomnouk, phu, Puʻu, Mkpọtu,
13% B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Döbö, Thabana, Poob, Bunton, Dibba, Bungtod, Ḍhibi, Kuluba, gubita, Togbɛ,
10% R, B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Kurgan, bergele, Haugur, Ikirunga, Ḍhigārā, Blur, Kurhan, Terp,
8% Y, R, B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: höyük, TYLA (urdu), Mohyla, Тау, *NDY (pashto), Üyindi, dongon-tany, Röykkiö,
7% S, C, Y, R, B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Kopiec, Mullach, Pilskalns, Piliakalnis, Busut, Nasip, Anáchoma, Montículo, Monticule, Monticle, Kopeček, Montículo, Küngas, punso,
4% V, S, C, Y, R, B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: dov, Movilă, heuvel, bortsvi,
2% W, V, S, C, Y, R, B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Murwi, Twmpath, Heuwel,
1% Z, W, V, S, C, Y, R, B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Nhulu ya ndzhuti, Zhǒng,
<1% Q, J, F, Z, W, V, S, C, Y, R, B, P, D, G, E, K, H, I, L, M, O, N, T, A, U: Høj, Ekifunvu, kurqan,
0% X


Conclysion: Originating in the U linguistic group.

U group                                 Sex         %      Dev. Chain                Bandgap
Sumerian Dictionary                        72%    (U; A; S, I; M; R; N)
Tolkien's Black Speech                    53%    (U; A; G; R, H)
Mound                                                50%    (U; A; T; N, O)
Old Dwarvish (Dragon #66)            43%   (U; A; R; N; K; Z)

The earliest partial mound is at 45% with *A (konkani), followed by 38% with T* (hebrew), to 37% with *N* (sorani kurdish). This is followed at 36% with a bandgap,
Mounds become popular peaking at 33% and then declining before peaking at 7%. They then decline down to <1%.

This changes the idea that U is an error.