Linguistic Archaeology: Something Bright

 Bright in almost every language

1. Bright
2. Helder
3. E ndritshme
4. biruhi
5. satie
6. Paytsarr
7. A*L (assamese)
8. Llijkiri
9. Parlaq
10. Manamanalen
11. Distiratsua
12.  Jarkaja
13. Ujjbala
14. F* (bhojpuri)
15. Svijetao
16. Yarŭk
17. Lluminós
18. Wowala
19. Míngliàng de
20. Jasný
21. Lyse
22. aligadha
23. *m* (dogri)
24. Brila (esperanto)
25. Hele
26. Klẽ
27. Maliwanag
28. Kirkas
29. Brillante
30. Brillant
31. nateli
32. Hell
33. LAMPRÓS
34. Overa
35. Tējasvī
36. Mai haske
37. Mālamalama
38. B*JR (hebrew)
39. chamakadaar
40. Ci ntsa iab
41. Fényes
42. Björt
43. Na-egbuke egbuke
44. Naraniag
45. Terang
46. Geal
47. Luminosa
48. Luminoso
49. Akarui
50. padhang
51. Braiṭ
52. Jarqın
53. phlu
54. Umucyo
55. AH* (konkani)
56. balg-eun
57. Brayt
58. Ronî (kurmanji)
59. R*NAK (sorani)
60. Jarık
61. sodsai
62. Splendida (latin)
63. Gaišs
64. Pole
65. Ryškus
66. Kitangaala
67. Svetlo
68. FM* (maithili)
69. mamirapiratra
70. thilakkamullathu
71. Maramarama
72. Eng
73. Gerelt
74. toutp
75. Ujyālō
76. Lys
77. Ifaa
78. R*ANH (pashto)
79. R*N (persian)
80. Jasny
81. Brilhante
82. Camakadāra
83. kanchay
84. luminos
85. yarkiy
86. Malamalama
87. A* (sanskrit)
88. Gile
89. Phadimago
90. E kganyang
91. R*N (sindhi)
92. dīptimat
93. Svetlý
94. Iftiimin
95. Caang
96. Mkali
97. Ljus
98. Duraxşon
99. Pirakācamāṉa
100. *Y (tatar)
101. Prakāśavantamaina
102. S̄ẁāng
103. *H (tigrinya)
104. Vangama
105. Parlak
106. Ightagty
107. Hann
108. Yaskravyy
109. R*N (urdu)
110. Yorqin
111. Sáng
112. Disglair
113. Eqaqambileyo
114. Hel
115. Imọlẹ
116. Okugqamile




Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
75 65%    32 27%   48 41%  22 19%      19 16%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
14 12%    7   6%      14 12%   5     4%      24  20%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
21 18%    13 11%   24 20%    46 40%    30   26%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
43 37%    14 12%    5    4%     45 39%     30 26%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
27 23%    8   6%      3     2%     1  <1%      20  17%

Z      %
0    0%



Popularity of use
65% A: A* (sanskrit),
41% I, A:
40% L, I, A: A*L (assamese),
39% R, L, I, A:
37% N, R, L, I, A: R*N (sindhi), R*N (urdu), R*N (persian),
27% E, N, R, L, I, A:
26% M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Maramarama, Malamalama, Manamanalen, *m* (dogri), Mālamalama,
23% T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: satie, nateli,
20% K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Mkali, Sáng, Eng, Gerelt, Gile, Gaišs, Kitangaala, Naraniag, Terang, Geal, R*NAK (sorani), Klẽ, Kirkas,
19% O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Imọlẹ, Ronî (kurmanji),
18% H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Hel, *H (tigrinya), Hann, R*ANH (pashto), Hell, Mai haske, AH* (konkani), Hele,
17% Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: *Y (tatar), Ightagty, yarkiy, E kganyang, Lys, Lyse,
16% U, Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: thilakkamullathu, luminos, Ryškus, Luminosa, Luminoso, Akarui, Yarŭk, Lluminós,
12% P, D, B, U, Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Parlak, Disglair, dīptimat, Phadimago, Brilhante, toutp,  Pole, mamirapiratra, sodsai, Splendida (latin), balg-eun, Brayt, padhang, Braiṭ, phlu, LAMPRÓS, Na-egbuke egbuke, Brillante, Brillant, aligadha, Brila (esperanto), Distiratsua, Míngliàng de, Bright, Helder, E ndritshme, biruhi, Paytsarr,
11% J, P, D, B, U, Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Ujyālō, Jasny, Ljus, Björt, Jarık, Jasný, B*JR (hebrew), Llijkiri, Jarkaja, Ujjbala,
6% C, V, J, P, D, B, U, Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Caang, Pirakācamāṉa, Camakadāra, kanchay, chamakadaar, Ci ntsa iab, Umucyo, Vangama, Yaskravyy, Svetlý, Prakāśavantamaina, Svetlo, Tējasvī, Svijetao, Overa,
4% Q, F, C, V, J, P, D, B, U, Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Eqaqambileyo, Okugqamile, Iftiimin, Yorqin, FM* (maithili), Ifaa, F* (bhojpuri), Fényes, Parlaq, Jarqın,
2% W, Q, F, C, V, J, P, D, B, U, Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: S̄ẁāng, Wowala, Maliwanag,
<1% X, W, Q, F, C, V, J, P, D, B, U, Y, H, O, K, G, T, M, S, E, N, R, L, I, A: Duraxşon,
0% Z






Conclusion: Originating in the A-I-L linguistic subgroup,;

A-I-L subgroup                         Sex          %        Dev. Chain
Yao                                              F           80%      (A; I; L; E; S)
Finnish                                       F           69%       (A; I; L; R; N; E; M)
Bright                                                       65%       (A; I; L; R; N; E; S)
Glass                                                        57%      (A; I; L; S; E; K)


That first Bright thing encountered is closely related to Finnish females. The earliest full bright thing is at 26% with Maramarama (maori), Malamalama (samoan), Manamanalen (bambara), *m* (dogri), and Mālamalama (hawaiian).
The Bright things peak at 12% before declining down to less than 1%.