"Lox" and the history of languages

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21 May 2021, 07:18 AM

wtg

"Lox" and the history of languages

quote:
The English Word That Hasn’t Changed in Sound or Meaning in 8,000 Years

The word lox was one of the clues that eventually led linguists to discover who the Proto-Indo-Europeans were, and where they lived.

https://getpocket.com/explore/...source=pocket-newtab

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21 May 2021, 12:31 PM

RealPlayer

So interesting!

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22 May 2021, 09:37 PM

Piano*Dad

I saw that article, or some variant on it, a year or so ago.

Here's a different take, from a little earlier.

From the Conversation

From the NYT -- Anatolian origins, possibly

22 May 2021, 09:40 PM

Piano*Dad

An old salmon swam to his doctor's office and complained that his tummy always hurt. The fish-yscian told him, "oh, I have a very simple remedy for that. Eat some seaweed and take a loxative.