Linguistic Archaeology: The Secret of Silk

 Silk in almost every language

1. Silk
2. Sy
3. Mëndafshi
4. ḥāri
5. alharir
6. Metak’s
7. *M (assamese)
8. Juch'usa
9. İpək
10. Fuu
11. Zeta
12. šoŭk
13. Silka
14. *M (bhojpuri)
15. Svila
16. Koprina
17. Seda
18. Silika
19. Sīchóu
20. Seta
21. Hedvábí
22. Silke
23. oo
24. Zijde
25. Silko (esperanto)
26. Siid
27. Ɖetsi
28. Sutla
29. Silkki
30. Soie
31. Side
32. abreshumi
33. Seide
34. Metáxi
35. Ysorenimbo
36. Rēśama
37. Swa
38. Siliki
39. M*J (hebrew)
40. chaalaak
41. Selyem
42. Silki
43. Sutra
44. Síoda
45. Shiruku
46. Rēṣme
47. Jibek
48. saut
49. *M (konkani)
50. silkeu
51. Hevirmêş (kurmanji kurdish)
52. *A*R* (sorani kurdish)
53. pha haim
54. Sericum (latin)
55. Zīds
56. Šilkas
57. Liiri
58. Seid
59. *M (maithili)
60. sutera
61. pattu
62. Ħarir
63. Hiraka
64. Rēśīma
65. Maimaw puan
66. Torgo
67. poe
68. Rēśama
69. Suufii
70. *RE*M* (pashto)
71. ABRY*M (persian)
72. Jedwab
73. Mătase
74. Shelk
75. *Y (sanskrit)
76. Sìoda
77. Sirika
78. RY*M (sindhi)
79. sēda
80. Hodváb
81. Xariir
82. Hariri
83. Aʙreşim
84. Paṭṭu
85. EF* (tatar)
86. P̄ĥā h̄ịm
87. İpek
88. Küpek
89. Asaawa
90. Shovk
91. PY*M (urdu)
92. YIPE* (uyghur)
93. Lụa
94. Sidan
95. Isilika
96. zayd
97. Usilika



Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
49 51%    38 39%   51 53%  12 12%      19 19%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
8     8%    4    4%     16 16%    4    4%       1     1%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
18 18%    5   5%      24 25%   19 19%     26   30%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
5     5%    12 12%    0     0%    25 26%      52 54%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
13 13%    5   5%      4     4%     2    2%       9     9%

Z      %
4    4%



Popularity of use
54% S:
53% I, S:
51% A; I, S:
39% E, A; I, S:
30% M, E, A; I, S: *M (assamese), *M (bhojpuri), *M (konkani), *M (maithili),
26% R, M, E, A; I, S: Rēśīma, Rēśama, *RE*M* (pashto), Rēśama, Rēṣme, *A*R* (sorani kurdish),
25% K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Sirika,
19% L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Lụa, Isilika, Usilika, Šilkas, Liiri, silkeu, Siliki, Silki, Silika, Silke, Silkki, Silka, Silk,
18% H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Shelk, Hariri, Ħarir, Hiraka, ḥāri, alharir, Shiruku,
16% D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Seid, sēda, Side, Seide, Siid, Seda,
13% T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: sutera, Mătase, saut, Sutra, Ɖetsi, Sutla, Seta, Metak’s,
12% P, O, T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Paṭṭu, P̄ĥā h̄ịm, İpek, Küpek, pattu, poe, İpək, pha haim, Síoda, Sìoda, Silko (esperanto), Soie, oo, šoŭk,
9% Y, P, O, T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: PY*M (urdu), YIPE* (uyghur), RY*M (sindhi), *Y (sanskrit), Sy, Selyem,
8% B, Y, P, O, T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: ABRY*M (persian), Aʙreşim, abreshumi,
5% V, N, J, B, Y, P, O, T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Hodváb, Shovk, Hedvábí, Hevirmêş (kurmanji kurdish), Svila, Ysorenimbo, Sidan, Koprina, M*J (hebrew), Jibek,
4% Z, W, F, C, V, N, J, B, Y, P, O, T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Zīds, zayd, Zeta, Zijde, Jedwab, Asaawa, Swa, Maimaw puan, Suufii, EF* (tatar), Fuu, Mëndafshi, chaalaak, Sericum (latin), Juch'usa, Sīchóu,
2% X, Z, W, F, C, V, N, J, B, Y, P, O, T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Metáxi, Xariir,
1% G, X, Z, W, F, C, V, N, J, B, Y, P, O, T, D, H, L, U, K, R, M, E, A; I, S: Torgo,
0% Q


Conclusion: Originating in the S Linguistic group;

S group                             Sex          %        Dev. Chain             Bandgap
Scythian                             M         100%    (S; A; U; I, C, H, L, R)   
Roman                               M          85%      (S; U; I; A; L)
Mod. Greek                       M          85%      (S; O; I; A; N; E)
Byzantine                          M         85%       (S; I; U, A, E)
Anc. Greek                        M         84%       (S; O; E; A; I)
(+OS) PIE Animals                        75%      (S; O; K; A; E)
Celt                                    M         70%       (S; I; U; A; O)
• Monster                            58%       (S; R; A; N; T, O)
• Silk                                     54%      (S; I; A; E; M; R; K)
• Secret                                52%      (S; I; A; R; T; M)


The earliest partial Silks are at 30% with *M (assamese), *M (bhojpuri), *M (konkani) and *M (maithili).
At 26% the word for silk is repeatedly in the form 'RES*M*' which sounds a lot like the word  'Resin'.
Interest declines at 25%, though a few peaks occur after this, it's not until 4% that it is greatly accessible (a sign of availability from export?).but it declines down to 1%.

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