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Sunday, 18 February 2024

Linguistic Archaeology: the origin of Baldness

Bald in almost every language
1. Bald
2. Kaal
3. Tullac
4. rase bera
5. 'aslae
6. Chaghat
7. Calvo
8. Keçəl
9. Kungolodimi
10. Ṭāka
11. Burusoila
12. Lysy
13. Ćelav
14. Pleshiv
15. pyaung sai
16. Calb
17. upaw
18. S*RR*T (central kurdish)
19. Tū
20. Calvu
21. Plešatý
22. Skaldet
23. boluge isthashigan'deve
24. Kalva (esperanto)
25. Kiilakas
26. Kalbo
27. Kalju
28. Chauve
29. melot’i
30. Kahl
31. Falakrós
32. Bālḍa
33. Chòv
34. ʻōhule
35. KRH (hebrew)
36. ganja
37. Ntses
38. Kopasz
39. Sköllóttur
40. Isi nkwọcha
41. Kalbo
42. Botak
43. maol
44. Calva
45. Hage
46. gundul
47. Bōḷu
48. Taz
49. tompek
50. Uruhara
51. T*LPDP (konkani)
52. nogoljeog-in
53. Rût (kurmanji kurdish)
54. S*RR*T (sorani kurdish)
55. hualan
56. Calvus (latin)
57. Pliks
58. Chauve ya libandi
59. Nuplikęs
60. Ekiwalaata
61. Ḱelav
62. sola
63. kashandi
64. Qargħi
65. Pakira
66. Ṭakkala
67. Khalzan
68. Ṭā'ukō
69. Skallet
70. BD*NM* (persian)
71. Careca
72. Gajā
73. Chel
74. Lysyy
75. Tulai
76. C* (sanskrit)
77. Lefatla
78. GNC* (sindhi)
79. taṭṭa
80. Plešast
81. Bidaar
82. Upara
83. Skallig
84. Baland
85. Vaḻukkai
86. PEL* (tatar)
87. Baṭṭatala
88. H̄ạwl̂ān
89. Xipalapala
90. Kel
91. GNCA (urdu)
92. TAQIRBA* (uyghur)
93. Kal
94. Hói
95. Moel
96. Impandla
97. Arun

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
66 68%    27 28%   24 25%  22 22%      25 26%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
14 14%    17 17%    13 13%   2    2%       13 13%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
18 18%    4   4%      31 32%   58 60%     7       7%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
20 20%    15 15%    2    2%     15 15%     25 26%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
27 28%    11 11%    4    4%     1    1%        5     5%

Z      %
3    3%














Popularity of use
68% A:
60% L, A:
31% K, L, A: Kal, Kaal,
28% T, E, K, L, A: Ṭakkala, taṭṭa, Kel, Ṭāka,
26% U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Skallet, 'aslae, Tū,
25% I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Tulai, Kiilakas,
22% O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: sola, Ṭā'ukō,
20% N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Ntses,
18% H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: hualan, Hói, Kahl, ʻōhule,
17% C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: C* (sanskrit), Chel, Tullac, Keçəl,
15% R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Plešast, Upara, PEL* (tatar), Arun, Pakira, Careca, Pliks, Nuplikęs, Rût (kurmanji kurdish), S*RR*T (sorani kurdish), Sköllóttur, Uruhara, KRH (hebrew), S*RR*T (central kurdish),
14% B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Baṭṭatala, Kalbo, Botak, Bōḷu, Burusoila, Calb, Kalbo, rase bera,
13% G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Skallig, Baland, GNCA (urdu), GNC* (sindhi), Bidaar, T*LPDP (konkani), kashandi, Hage, gundul, Skaldet, Bālḍa, Bald, Chaghat,
11% V, G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Ḱelav, Vaḻukkai, Calvus (latin), Chòv, Calva, boluge isthashigan'deve, Kalva (esperanto), Chauve, Calvu, Ćelav, Pleshiv, Calvo,
7% M, V, G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: BD*NM* (persian), Moel, Impandla, maol, tompek, Kungolodimi, melot’i,
5% Y, M, V, G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Chauve ya libandi, Lysyy, pyaung sai, Plešatý, Lysy,
4% W, J, Y, M, V, G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: nogoljeog-in, Ekiwalaata, Gajā, H̄ạwl̂ān, Isi nkwọcha, upaw, ganja, Kalju,
3% Z, W, J, Y, M, V, G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Khalzan, Kopasz, Taz,
2% Q, F, Z, W, J, Y, M, V, G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: TAQIRBA* (uyghur), Qargħi, Lefatla, Falakrós,
1% X, Q, F, Z, W, J, Y, M, V, G, D, B, R, P, C, H, N, O, I, U, S, T, E, K, L, A: Xipalapala,

Conclusion: originating in the A-L-K Linguistic Subgroup:

A-L-K subgroup             %             Dev. Chain
Bald                              68%      (A; L; K; T, E)
Curse                            68%     (A; L; K; O, N)

The earliest case of Baldness is 31% with Kal (uzbek) and Kaal (afrikaans). Rising to a peak in 14 % before declining down to 1%.