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"Tonight do not miss Space 1999 with Martin Baby Stroller, Barbara Bath, and Barry Walrus."

I jest but French is my mother tongue, and my English when Space: 1999 was first broadcast was very iffy.

So Landau registered as the French word landau, which means baby stroller. Bain registered as the French word bain, which means bath. Morse registered as the French word morse, which means walrus.

#Space1999 #FrenchLanguage #EnglishLanguage #BabyCarriage #bath #walrus

"Tonight do not miss Space 1999 with Martin Baby Stroller, Barbara Bath, and Barry Walrus."

I jest but French is my mother tongue, and my English when Space: 1999 was first broadcast was very iffy.

So Landau registered as the French word landau, which means baby stroller. Bain registered as the French word bain, which means bath. Morse registered as the French word morse, which means walrus.

#Space1999 #FrenchLanguage #EnglishLanguage #BabyCarriage #bath #walrus

"Tonight do not miss Space 1999 with Martin Baby Stroller, Barbara Bath, and Barry Walrus."

I jest but French is my mother tongue, and my English when Space: 1999 was first broadcast was very iffy.

So Landau registered as the French word landau, which means baby stroller. Bain registered as the French word bain, which means bath. Morse registered as the French word morse, which means walrus.

#Space1999 #FrenchLanguage #EnglishLanguage #BabyCarriage #bath #walrus

"Tonight do not miss Space 1999 with Martin Baby Stroller, Barbara Bath, and Barry Walrus."

I jest but French is my mother tongue, and my English when Space: 1999 was first broadcast was very iffy.

So Landau registered as the French word landau, which means baby stroller. Bain registered as the French word bain, which means bath. Morse registered as the French word morse, which means walrus.

#Space1999 #FrenchLanguage #EnglishLanguage #BabyCarriage #bath #walrus

Added this standard. Listening to Play It Cool by Münchener Freiheit. Has that infectious pop hook. See how to play it. Read more:

https://chordyes.com/chord/munchener-freiheit-play-it-cool

#guitarstar #guitaridol #german #malevocalist #englishlanguage #80s #synth

Added this standard. Listening to Play It Cool by Münchener Freiheit. Has that infectious pop hook. See how to play it. Read more:

https://chordyes.com/chord/munchener-freiheit-play-it-cool

#guitarstar #guitaridol #german #malevocalist #englishlanguage #80s #synth

"My Baby You" is a song written and performed by #MarcAnthony, and was released as the fourth single of his first #Englishlanguage album #MarcAnthony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnh0yU5ef4U

"My Baby You" is a song written and performed by #MarcAnthony, and was released as the fourth single of his first #Englishlanguage album Marc Anthony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RizBylS2I2k

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

The English word “barrow”, i.e. a burial mound, comes via Proto-Germanic *berga from a Proto-Indo-European ancestor *bʰerǵʰ-os, meaning “height” and by extension “hill, mountain”.

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/barrow-from-PIE-bherghos.wav

The same Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerǵʰ- also developed into Persian برج borj “tower”:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-bhergh-to-Persian-borj.wav

The Arabic word برج burj “tower”, as in the name of the Burj Khalifa tower, is not a Semitic word but is a loan-word from Persian.

Kurdish برج berdz (Kurmani birc), Balochi برز ئه borza “height”, and English “borough” (originally referring to a town with raised fortifications), are also descended from *bʰerǵʰ-.

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #AcousticPhonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Arabic #Kurdish #Balochi

Hello English-speaking #filmfans and cineasts in the #fediverse. I could need some #mastohelp.

Is there something like a widely accepted and known abbreviation for the expression "original version/track with (English) subtitles" in #English? (I am thinking about a similar short form, like the German #OmU for "Original mit Untertiteln").

Asking for a friend. ;) All hints are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

#cinema #filmfestival #englishlanguage #abbreviations

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Fire” comes from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂‐ur [pa(ħ)ur], something like this (listen):
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/fire-from-PIE-pahur.wav

The same root developed into Balochi پُر phor “ashes, flames”:
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pahur-to-Balochi-phor.wav
(and Ancient Greek πῦρ [pyr], Latin pyra, pyre, pyro-, etc.)

In Armenian, it comes out as հուր hur:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pahur-to-Armenian-hur.wav

Image source: https://hoonch.am/post/grakanutyun/hay-grakanutyun/hur-ev-jur

#linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi #Armenian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Foot” comes from Proto-Indo-European *pōd-, something like this:
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/foot-from-PIE-pod.wav

*pōd- developed into Sanskrit पद pad, now a “learnèd word” in Hindi:
🔈https://ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pod-to-Hindi-pad.wav

In Balochi, it's پاد paad:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pod-to-Balochi-paad.wav

And in Pashto, it comes out as پل pal “footstep”, with *d developing into [l] (“lambdacism”):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-pod-to-Pashto-pal.wav

#linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Balochi #Pashto

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Weigh” comes from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰ- (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/weigh-from-PIE-wegh.wav

*wéǵʰ- also developed into (the second syllable of) Balochi and Persian پرواز parwaz “flight”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wegh-to-Balochi-parwaz.wav

the first syllable of Sanskrit वहति vahati “to convey”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wegh-to-Sanskrit-vahati.wav

and the first syllable of Urdu بہنا behna “to flow”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wegh-to-Urdu-behna.wav

#linguistics #etymology #EnglishLanguage #phonetics
#ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi #Urdu #Sanskrit

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Weave” and “web” come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁webʰ, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/weave-from-PIE-h1webh.wav
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/web-from-PIE-h1webh.wav

*h₁webʰ also developed into Pashto اوبدل obdal "knit, crochet, weave":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Pashto-obdal.wav

Balochi گْوَپت gwap:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Balochi-gwap.wav

and Persian بافتن baaftan:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Persian-baaftan.wav

Pic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BVb2zAZo-E

#linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Pashto #Balochi #Persian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Wasp” comes (via Anglo-Saxon waps) from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wobʰ-seh₂, a form of *h₁webʰ-, “weave”. Ignoring the -seh₂ suffix, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/wasp-from-PIE-wobh.wav

*h₁webʰ- also developed into Balochi گْوَپت gwap “weave”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1webh-to-Balochi-gwap.wav

#linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Up” comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁upo, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/up-from-PIE-h1upo.wav

... from earlier *supo:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1upo-from-PIE-supo.wav

*supo also developed into the #Latin comparative super "over":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-supo-to-Latin-super.wav

*h₁upo developed into #Sanskrit उप upa:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1upo-to-Sanskrit-upa.wav

*h₁uper developed into #Balochi اور‎ awur:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1uper-to-Balochi-awur.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Month

“Month” comes, via Anglo-Saxon mōnaþ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁-not [me:not], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/month-from-PIE-meh1not.wav

It is related to *méh₁-nos [me:nos], #moon, which led to Latin mensis:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-meh1nos-to-Latin-mensis.wav

The stem *méh₁- "measure" also developed into Persian, Balochi and Urdu ماه mah:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-meh1nos-to-Persian-mah.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #Urdu #Latin

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Two” comes (via Anglo-Saxon twa) from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁- [dwoh]:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/two-from-PIE-dwoh1.wav

*dwóh₁- led to Pashto دوه duwa:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-dwoh1-to-Pashto-duwa.wav

Balochi (and Urdu) دو doo:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-dwoh1-to-Balochi-doo.wav

and Romani dui:
http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-dwoh1-to-Romani-dui.wav

More examples at http://www.phon.ox.ac.uk/jcoleman/ancient-sounds-database.html

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Pashto #Balochi #Urdu #Romani

Audio Etymology of the Day

“Tree” comes from Proto-Indo-European *drew [drəʊ], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/tree-from-PIE-drew.wav

“True” also comes from *drew, perhaps relating to swearing by trees?
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/true-from-PIE-drew.wav
As in “druid” (Proto-Celtic *druwits, “oak-knower”).

*drew is a variant of *doru:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-drew-to-PIE-doru.wav

that led to #Balochi دار daar “wood”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-doru-to-Balochi-daar.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Three” comes from Proto-Indo-European *trei-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/three-from-PIE-trei.wav

The masculine nominative form *trei-es developed into #Sanskrit त्रयस् trayas:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-treies-to-Sanskrit-trayas.wav
and #Latin tres.

*trei- developed into #Sindhi ٽي te:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trei-to-Sindhi-te.wav

#Balochi سے se:

🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trei-to-Balochi-se.wav

and #Romani trin:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trei-to-Romani-trin.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thou”, now rather restricted in its use, comes from Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂ [tuɐ], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thou-from-PIE-tua.wav

*tuh₂ [tuɐ] developed into Persian تو tu:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tua-to-Persian-tu.wav

Balochi تئو tau:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tua-to-Balochi-tau.wav

Ossetian ды du ~ de:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tua-to-Iron-dE.wav

German du and French tu are also from this root.

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #Ossetian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thistle” comes from Proto-Indo-European *teig, represented here by its almost unchanged Balochi reflex تێگ teg “sharp, razor”, like this (listen):

🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thistle-from-PIE-teig.wav

*teig developed into Persian (and Urdu) تیز tiiz:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-teig-to-Persian-tiz.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #wildflowers

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Barrow” (a mound) comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-os (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/barrow-from-PIE-bherghos.wav

*bʰerǵʰ- also developed into Persian برج borj “tower”
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-bhergh-to-Persian-borj.wav

Kurdish برج berdz (Kurmani birc), Balochi برز ئه borza “height”, English "borough", and Arabic برج burj “tower” are also from *bʰerǵʰ-

More at https://www.ancientsounds.net/#barrow

#linguistics
#etymology
#englishlanguage
#acousticphonetics
#phonetics
#ProtoIndoEuropean
#Persian #Arabic #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thirst” comes from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥s-tu like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thirst-from-PIE-trst.wav
(I've omitted the final [u])

The related form *tr̥s-no- developed into Persian تشنگی teshne:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trsno-to-Persian-teshne.wav

and Balochi تُنَّگ tunnag “frog, thirsty one”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-trsno-to-Balochi-tunnag.wav

The stem *ters- also underlies Latin terra, "(dry) land".

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Thin” comes from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥h₂-u- [tn̩:u], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/thin-from-PIE-tnh2u.wav

*tn̥h₂-u + suffix kos also developed into #Persian تنک tunuk:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-Persian-tunuk.wav

and #Balochi tanak:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-Balochi-tanak.wav

Remarkably similarly, into #Bosnian tanak:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-BCMS-tanak.wav

and #Bulgarian тънък tuhnuhk:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-tnh2u-to-Bulgarian-tVnVk.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“(To) tear” (the verb) comes from Proto-Indo-European *derH- “tear, flay, peel”, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Persian-daridan.wav

*derH- also developed into Persian دریدن daridan:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Persian-daridan.wav

Balochi دِر‎ dir:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Balochi-dir.wav

and Lithuanian dìrti:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-derH-to-Lithuanian-dirti.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Balochi #Lithuanian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Swine” comes from Proto-Indo-European *suh₁-īno- [su:hi:no], like this (listen):
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/swine-from-PIE-suHino.wav

*suh₁-īno- is derived from *suh₁- “pig” (cf. English “sow”). A derived form, *suh₁-kas, developed into Balochi ہوک‎ huuk:
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suHka-to-Balochi-huuk.wav

The Persian pronunciation is خوک‎ [χu:cç]:
🔈https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suHka-to-Persian-xuuC.wav

“Hog” is unrelated.

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi #Persian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Sweet" comes from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-u-s [swa:dus], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/sweet-from-PIE-sweh2dus.wav

*sweh₂d-u-s also developed into Sanskrit स्वादु swaadu:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-sweh2dus-to-Sanskrit-swadu.wav

Balochi واد waad “salt”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-sweh2dus-to-Balochi-waad.wav

and Latin suavis ( → English suave):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-sweh2dus-to-Latin-suavis.wav

Also Bengali স্বাদ shaad “taste”

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Balochi #Latin

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Sweat" comes from Proto-Indo-European *swoid-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/sweat-from-PIE-swoid.wav

*swoid- also developed into Sanskrit स्वेदते sveedate:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-swoid-to-Sanskrit-sveedate.wav

Balochi ہید‎ hed:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-swoid-to-Balochi-hed.wav

and Iron Ossetian хид khid:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-swoid-to-Iron-xid.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Balochi #Ossetian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Star" comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂s-tér-on- [ɐstéron], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/star-from-PIE-h2steron.wav

*h₂s-tér- also developed into #Balochi اِستار istar:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Balochi-istar.wav

Kurmanji #Kurdish astirə:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Kurmanji-astire.wav

Armenian աստղ astr:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Armenian-astR.wav

Persian ستاره sitare:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Persian-sitare.wav

Pashtoستوری storay:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h2ster-to-Pashto-storay.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Sow" (pig) comes from Proto-Indo-European *suh₁- (pronounced [su:], earlier [su:h]) like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/sow-from-PIE-suH.wav

Plural "swine" is from suh₁-īno- [su:hi:no]:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/swine-from-PIE-suHino.wav

The derived form *suh₁-kas developed into Balochi ہوک‎ huuk “pig”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suHka-to-Balochi-huuk.wav

*suh₁- also developed into Ancient Greek ὗς hüs “pig”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-suh1-to-AncientGreek-hus.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Balochi

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Quern" come from #Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₂-nu-, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/quern-from-PIE-gwerh2n.wav

*gʷerh₂- also developed into #Balochi گران graan “heavy”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwerh2n-to-Balochi-gran.wav

#Punjabi ਗੁਰ gur, as in ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ gurdwara “gateway to the gurus” (= Sikh temple):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwerh2-to-Punjabi-gur.wav

Ancient #Greek βάρος baros “weight”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gweh2rus-to-AncientGreek-baros.wav

Scottish #Gaelic brà “quern”
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwreh2-to-Gaelic-bra.wav

@linguistics #audio #etymology #phonetics #EnglishLanguage

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Queen" comes from #Proto-Indo-European *gwen-, something like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/queen-from-PIE-gwen.wav

In many "eastern" I-E languages, *g often develops into [ʤ], later [ʒ] then [z], e.g. #Sanskrit ग्ना gnaa “goddess”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Sanskrit-gnaa.wav

#Balochi جن
jan “woman”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Balochi-jan.wav

#Bosnian žena “woman”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Bosnian-Zena.wav

#Persian زن
zan “woman”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwen-to-Persian-zan.wav

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Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Light" (brightness) comes from #Proto-Indo-European *leuk- [lɘʊk], something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/light-from-PIE-leuk.wav

*leuk- also developed into words for "day" in Indo-Iranian languages, e.g. #Balochi روچ roʧ, something like this:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Balochi-roch.wav

#Sanskrit रोचते rochate "shine":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Sanskrit-rocate.wav

#Kurdish roʒ:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Kurdish-roj.wav

#Tajik рӯз, Persian روز ruz:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-leuk-to-Tajik-ruz.wav

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