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Paleolinguistics and etymology

20 October 2025

The Labyrinth (updated)

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Greek labýrinthos   (Mycenean  DA-PU-RI₂-TO-JO  'of the labyrinth')  designated an elaborated place built by the artificer Daedalus ...
16 September 2025

Celtic *longā 'boat, vessel' (updated)

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Celtic *longā 'boat, vessel' is attested in Welsh llong 'ship', Old Breton locou 'vess...
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15 March 2022

The Indo-European horses (updated)

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The Indo-European word *h ₁ e ḱ w-o- 'horse' (Latin equus , Greek híppos ) 1 has been used by defenders of the so-called Kurgan t...
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13 March 2022

Etruscan φersu 'masked character (in games)' (updated)

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Etruscan φersu 'masked character (in games)' 1 can be analized as a derivative from an unattested form * φ ers 'hu...
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14 November 2017

Gaulish buððutton 'spindle; penis' (updated)

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Gaulish buððutton ' spindle ; penis' 1 is attested on the spindle whorl Gallo-Latin inscription Moni gnatha gabi buððutton ...
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10 October 2016

Latin costa 'rib; side, flank' (updated)

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  Latin  costa  'rib; side, flank'  has been traditionally linked  by  Indo-Europeanists to   Old Church Slavonic  kostĭ  'bon...
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