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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.


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So interesting!


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

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

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From the NYT -- Anatolian origins, possibly
 
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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.
 
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