#englishlanguage — Public Fediverse posts

"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

All of us who speak colloquial English have totally missed our chance to make "bear my beer" a thing.

I mean, if you wanted the holder of your beer to provide entertainment as well, you could even say, "Bear bare my beer."

And if said beerholder is of the ursine variety, you'd be blessed by the language deities to be able to command: "Bare bear, bear my beer!"

We could all stand to be a bit more creative with our words.

#ILoveLanguage
#EnglishLanguage
#colloquialisms
#bears
#beer
#HoldMyBeer

Brain blippedy-blerps this fine evening:

I love em-dashes and I love the word “actually”, but these days I use both a lot more carefully. In the pre-AI era I’d throw them around a fair bit, before they were so horribly overused.

Kind of related but not really: the French word « actuellement » doesn’t actually mean “actually”.

I wonder which words are being chronically overused by AI in other languages?

#AI #englishLanguage #french #LanguageLearning

"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

Therefore, I submit the following as a synonym for "to totter":

TO TORKLE.

Example sentence: Courtney got up in the middle of the night and torkled blearily to the bathroom.

This actually happened last night, which is what brought on this wild language ride first thing this morning. You're welcome. 😁💜✌️🤘🖖

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#language
#etymology
#linguistics
#GermanLanguage
#EnglishLanguage
#Latin
#ILoveLanguage

"Bad Boy" is a song by the American band #MiamiSoundMachine, led by Cuban-American singer #GloriaEstefan, and released as the second single from their second #EnglishLanguage album, and ninth overall, #PrimitiveLove (1985). The song enjoyed much success following up on the band's mainstream breakthrough single, "Conga". It also was featured in and opened the film #ThreeMenAndABaby.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiXCyxkrSko

@CindySue I had a book series in my youth called The Superior Person's Book of Words. Great fun reading about all these obscure words, a few of which I already knew. The one that stuck with me the most was rubiginous for a rusty red-brown color.

#words #EnglishLanguage

Master linguist visits town with world’s most ‘perplexing’ accent and finally meets his match

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/perplexing-glaswegian-scottish-dialect-ex1/

English word of the day:

inveigle 🪄

To win someone over through charm, flattery, or strategic snacks.

Example: She inveigled me onto the committee with “just one quick meeting.”

🇫🇷 amadouer
🇪🇸 engatusar
🇵🇹 engabelar
🇮🇹 irretire

#English #EnglishLanguage #Vocabulary

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/07/29/

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1/

26 words that have gone nearly ‘extinct’ in the English language

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/26-words-that-have-gone-nearly-extinct-in-the-english-language-ex1/

"Time to Say Goodbye" is an #EnglishLanguage song released by Greek-Swede duo #Antique. It was released as a CD Single with its #Greek version titled "Alli Mia Fora" (One More Time) in 2003 by #BonnierMusic in Scandinavian countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3mdHmhI3cs

Interesting. The Wiktionary Word of the Day today (not a word, but still) is, "At sixes and sevens": https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/at_sixes_and_sevens?utm_source=Mastdon

Which I hadn't heard in a while. But I wonder if that's where 67 comes from? 🤔

#Etymology #englishlanguage

One Word Sunday – Tall

https://juckplotz.de/2026/07/05/one-word-sunday-tall/

"Summer Samba" (also known as "So Nice" or its original #Portuguese title, "Samba de Verão") is a 1964 #bossaNova and #jazzStandard song by Brazilian composer #MarcosValle with Portuguese lyrics by #PauloSérgioValle and #Englishlanguage lyrics by #NormanGimbel. Marcos Valle's recording was a top 10 hit in Rio de Janeiro that year. In the US, an instrumental recording by #WalterWanderley reached the top 40 on the pop chart and the #EasyListening top 10 in 1966.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKCeetf0NY

Couple with unfortunate last name hilariously mourns the baby names they couldn’t use

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/unfortunate-last-name-for-new-baby-ex1/

I came across this article. It had a quiz about where you should use a semicolon; I did not do well. (6/10)

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/18/marked-decline-semicolon-use-english-books-study-suggests

#grammar #englishlanguage #quiz #semicolon

It's "free rein", not "free reign".

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/usage-free-rein-vs-free-reign

#EnglishLanguage #Usage #FreeRein #FreeReign

Hi! I need help.
I'm looking for a native English speaker to help me practice for my interview on Wednesday.
I can't pay now because neither my husband nor I have a job. I had to quit a job where they were crushing my soul. My husband can't work because he's in the final stage of sclerosing glomerulonephritis, a chronic and degenerative kidney disease that requires him to undergo dialysis every four hours.
But I promise on my word of honor that if I get the job, I will pay $150 out of my first paycheck.
If you think you can help me pass my interview, and you're willing to lend a hand... I'm eagerly awaiting your response.

#fedihelp #mastohelp #englishlanguage #interview #helpinterview #practice
#teachers #englishstudies #students #englishchannelmigrantcrossings

"Ladies & gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. If you look out the right side of the aircraft you will notice flight 195 challenging us to a race. I've turned the fasten your seat belt sign back on because shit is about to get real."

#humor #EnglishLanguage #airplane

Linguist clearly demonstrates how ‘thinking is walking’ in English and it’s just so cool

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/linguist-explains-thinking-is-walking-ex1/

"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

'English First' policies and
the uncomfortable waning of empire

* “The English Language Bill demonstrated that New Zealand First was "trying to appeal to a racist fringe". Professor O'Sullivan >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/new-zealand-first-pushes-to-make-english-an-official-language/106410158

* "The English-only movement...is a political movement that advocates for the exclusive use of the English language in official United States government communication through the establishment of English as the only official language in the United States." >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-only_movement

* “Australia is home to over 250 distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, comprising around 800 dialects, which are deeply connected to specific land, culture, and identity.” >
https://www.alt.nsw.gov.au/learn/nsw-aboriginal-languages-information

* 'Scarily diverse' people from First Nations or from a culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
https://theconversation.com/a-shadow-on-your-art-how-do-first-nations-and-culturally-diverse-authors-feel-about-representation-275446

* "Monolingualism or unilingualism, is the condition of being able to speak only a single language." >
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolingualism

#EnglishLanguage #EnglishFirst #language #LanguagePolicies #monolingualism #MonolingualMindset #diverse #polyglots #MultilingualPeople #NormativeMonolingualism #ForcedAssimilation #settlersociety #Anglophones #FirstNationsPeoples #Gumbaynggirr

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/english-words-that-are-the-hardest-to-properly-enunciate-even-for-native-speakers-ex1

Linguist clearly demonstrates how 'thinking is walking' in English and it's just so cool

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/linguist-explains-thinking-is-walking-ex1

19 nearly-extinct 'fossil words' that only survive hidden inside these specific idioms

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/19-fossil-words-hidden-inside-idioms

Linguist clearly demonstrates how 'thinking is walking' in English and it's just so cool

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/linguist-explains-thinking-is-walking

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

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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

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