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Monday 25 September 2023

Linguistic Archaeology: Blood

 


Blood in almost every language
1. Blood
2. Bloed
3. Gjak
4. demi
5. dum
6. Aryun
7. *H (assamese)
8. Wila
9. qan
10. Joli
11. Odola
12. Kroŭ
13. Rakta
14. Krv
15. Krŭv
16. Sang
17. Dugo
18. Magazi
19. Xuè
20. Sangue
21. Krev
22. Blod
23. Ley
24. L* (dogri)
25. Sango (esperanto)
26. Veri
27. Ʋu
28. siskhli
29. Blut
30. Aíma
31. Tuguy
32. Lōhī
33. San
34. Jini
35. Koko
36. DM (hebrew)
37. khoon
38. Ntshav
39. Vér
40. Blóth
41. Ọbara
42. Dara
43. Darah
44. Fuil
45. Chi
46. getih
47. chheam
48. Amaraso
49. RC* (konkani)
50. pi
51. Blcd
52. Xwîn (kurmanji kurdish)
53. *N (sorani kurdish)
54. Kan
55. Leuod
56. Sanguis (latin)
57. Asinis
58. Makila
59. Kraujas
60. Omusaayi
61. Blutt
62. ra
63. raktham
64. Demm
65. Toto
66. Thisen
67. Tsus
68. sway
69. Ragata
70. Dhiiga
71. *ENH (pashto)
72. *N (persian)
73. Krew
74. Khūna
75. Yawar
76. Sânge
77. Krov'
78. R* (sanskrit)
79. Madi
80. Mali
81. Ropa
82. RT (sindhi)
83. Lē
84. kri
85. Dhiig
86. Sangre
87. Damu
88. Xun
89. Irattam
90. KAN (tatar)
91. Raktaṁ
92. Leụ̄xd
93. DM (tigrinya)
94. Ngati
95. Gan
96. Mogya
97. Krov
98. *N (urdu)
99. *N (uygur)
100. Qon
101. Máu
102. Gwaed
103. Igazi
104. Ẹjẹ

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
45 43%    21 20%   27 26%  21 20%      22 21%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
8    7%     4   3%       20 19%   1  <1%       18 17%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
14 13%    5   4%      20 19%   20 19%     17  16%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
26 25%    2   1%      2     1%    27 26%      15 14%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
15 14%    8   7%      6     5%     3    2%       7     6%

Z      %
2    1%




Popularity of use
43% A:
26% R, I, A: ra, R* (sanskrit),
25% N, R, I, A: *N (sorani kurdish), *N (persian), *N (urdu), *N (uygur),
21% U, N, R, I, A: Ʋu,
20% O, E, U, N, R, I, A:
19% K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Lē, kri, KAN (tatar), Koko, Dara, Darah, Kan, Leuod, L* (dogri), Odola, Kroŭ,
17% G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Dugo, Gan,
16% M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: DM (tigrinya), Máu, Makila, Demm, DM (hebrew), Amaraso, demi, dum, Aíma, Madi, Mali, Damu,
14% S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Raktaṁ, Ngati, Irattam, Toto, Tsus, Ragata, RT (sindhi), Rakta, Sânge, Sangre, San, Sanguis (latin), Asinis, Sangue, Sango (esperanto), Sang,
13% H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Khūna, Dhiig, Dhiiga, *ENH (pashto), Thisen, siskhli, Lōhī, khoon, getih, raktham, *H (assamese),
7% V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Krov', Krov, Ntshav, Vér, Krev, Veri, Krv, Krŭv, Blutt, blut, Blóth, Ọbara, Blod, Blood, Bloed,
6% Y, V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Omusaayi, Mogya, Ley, Tuguy, Aryun,
5% W, Y, V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, R, I, A: Yawar, Gwaed, Krew, Wila, sway,
4% J, W, Y, V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Kraujas, Ẹjẹ, Joli, Jini, Gjak,
3% C, J, W, Y, V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: RC* (konkani), Blcd, Chi, chheam,
2% X, C, J, W, Y, V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Xun, Leụ̄xd, Xuè, Xwîn (kurmanji kurdish),
1% Z, Q, P, X, C, J, W, Y, V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Qon, Igazi, pi, Ropa, qan, Magazi,
<1% F, Z, Q, P, X, C, J, W, Y, V, B, H, S, T, M, G, K, D, L, O, E, U, N, R, I, A: Fuil,





Conclusion: originating in the A linguistic group, 26%-21% before a bandgap at 20%, peaking at 14% thend dropping through 13% before peaking at 7% before declining down to <1%.

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