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Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Linguistic Archaeology: The origin of 3-letter words

Three letter words
1. Ale
2. Ate
3. Ass
4. And
5. Ash
6. Aft
7. Ask
8. Add
9. Ant
10. Awl
11. Axe
12. Bee
13. Bay
14. Box
15. Bat
16. Bye
17. Bin
18. Bag
19. Bow
20. Big
21. Boy
22. Bug
23. Boo
24. Bet
25. Bit
26. Bad
27. But
28. Cat
29. Cut
30. Cot
31. Cup
32. Coy
33. Dot
34. Day
35. Dag
36. Dog
37. Dig
38. Dug
39. Doe
40. Egg
41. Eel
42. Elf
43. Eat
44. Eve
45. End
46. Fit
47. Fat
48. Fee
49. Fig
50. Fin
51. Foe
52. Fix
53. Gun
54. Get
55. Hot
56. Hat
57. Hit
58. Hut
59. Hay
60. Hen
61. Hop
62. Hog
63. Ill
64. Jam
65. Jaw
66. Joy
67. Jog
68. Kin
69. Kit
70. Lot
71. Lax
72. Low
73. Lit
74. Mat
75. Maw
76. Mut
77. Mug
78. Mix
79. Mop
80. Net
81. Nut
82. Nit
83. Not
84. Now
85. Nye
86. One
87. Orb
88. Own
89. Ore
90. Oil
91. Owl
92. Off
93. Oat
94. Pig
95. Paw
96. Pot
97. Pin
98. Pan
99. Pun
100. Pen
101. Pox
102. Pat
103. Pit
104. Rye
105. Red
106. Rot
107. Rat
108. Rut
109. Row
110. Sit
111. Sat
112. Sin
113. Son
114. See
115. Sod
116. Saw
117. She
118. Six
119. Say
120. Two
121. Tow
122. Ten
123. Too
124. Tap
125. Toy
126. Tin
127. Tax
128. Tie
129. Toe
130. Top
131. The
132. Tip
133. Tar
134. Ton
135. Urn
136. Vat
137. Vet
138. Van
139. Wax
140. Wig
141. Wog
142. Wad
143. Win
144. Why
145. Way
146. Yet
147. Yap
148. Yes
149. Zoo
150. Zip


Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
44 29%    34 22%   28 18%  42 28%      13   8%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
17 11%    5   3%      12  8%     9    6%       17 11%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
12  8%      4  2%      3    2%     11 7%        7      4%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
28 18%    18 12%    0    0%     10   6%       14   9%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
56 37%    4   2%      20 13%    9    6%       15 10%

Z      %
2    1%









Popularity of use
37% T:
29% A, T: Too,
28% O, A, T: Oat,
22% E, O, A, T: Toe, Ate, Eat,
18% N, I, E, O, A, T: Tin, Tie, Ten, Net, Nut, Nit, Not, One, Ant, Ton,
13% W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Own, Two, Tow, Win, Now,
12% P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Tip, Paw, Pot, Pin, Pan, Pen, Pat, Pit, Tap, Top,
11% G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Pig, Bee, Bat, Bin, Bag, Bow, Big, Boo, Bet, Bit, Wig, Wog, Egg, Get,
10% Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Toy, Way, Yet, Yap, Nye, Bye, Boy, Bay,
9% S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Sit, Sat, Sin, Son, See, Saw, Say, Yes, Ass,
8% H, D, U, S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Wad, Why, Pun, She, The, Sod, Hot, Hat, Hit, Hut, Hay, Ash, Hen, Hop, Hog, End, Gun, Bad, Dot, Day, Dag, Dog, Dig, Dug, Doe, Add, Bug, And,
7% L, H, D, U, S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Oil, Owl, Ill, Lot, Low, Lit, Ale, Eel, Awl,
6% X, R, F, L, H, D, U, S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Rye, Red, Rot, Rat, Rut, Row, Urn, Orb, Ore, Off, Fit, Fat, Fee, Fig, Fin, Foe, Elf, Aft, Tar, Tax, Wax, Pox, Six, Fix, Lax, Box, Axe,
4% M, X, R, F, L, H, D, U, S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Mat, Maw, Mut, Mug, Mix, Mop,
3% C, M, X, R, F, L, H, D, U, S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Cat, Cut, Cot, Cup, Coy,
2% V, J, K, C, M, X, R, F, L, H, D, U, S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Vat, Vet, Jam, Jaw, Joy, Jog, Kin, Kit, Eve, Ask, Van,
1% Z, V, J, K, C, M, X, R, F, L, H, D, U, S, Y, G, B, P, W, N, I, E, O, A, T: Zoo, Zip,
0% Q



Originating in the T linguistic Group:

T group                              Sex          %        Dev. Chain           Bandgap
Provinces of Eire                           100%    (T; E; N, R, S)
Tar-/Tr-/Ta- Agricultural qty         100%   (T, A, R, N, G)
Toltec                                  M          90%    (T; L; O, E; H, U)
Aztec                                   F           81%     (T; I; L, C, A; O)         H
Aztec                                  M           81%     (T; A; L; C; I)
Tswana                              M           77%     (T; O, E; A; S, G, U, I)
• Comet                                             62%     (T; O; E; A, M; K, I)
• Eight (Number)                            46%     (T; A; E; I; O; S)
• Three letter words                     37%      (T; A; O; E; N, I)


T-A linguistic subgroup indicates proto-Aztec? contact with english introducing use of 3-letter words. Cultural peaks at 8% and 6%.



 

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