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⚡Thirty #Montenegrin 🇲🇪 citizens were detained at the airport in Belgrade last night. This likely came as a response to #Montenegro 🇲🇪 expelling 90 people from #Serbian 🇷🇸 President Vučić's informal security at Tivat airport the previous day. [Eurointel+]

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Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Birch” comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerh₁ǵ-eh₂-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/birch-from-PIE-bherh1g.wav
(ignoring the suffix -eh₂ [a])

*bʰerh₁ǵ-eh₂- also developed into Lithuanian beržas:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-bherh1g-to-Lithuanian-berZas.wav

and Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian breza:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-bherh1g-to-BCMS-breza.wav

Image from
https://www.aromatica.hr/kategorije-proizvoda/vase-zdravlje/ljekovito-bilje/breza-list-30-g-betulae-folium-list/

#linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics
#ProtoIndoEuropean #Lithuanian #Bosnian #Croatian #Montenegrin #Serbian

🇳🇫 #TAIWAN (#台灣): ❝#Montenegrin 🇲🇪 daily rejects #Chinese 🇨🇳 demand❞
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/03/13/2003814852
#Montenegro
#China

Audio Etymologies of the Day

“Wain” comes from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰ-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/wain-from-PIE-wogh.wav

(Wag(g)on is a loan from Middle Dutch.)

*woǵʰ- also developed into Sanskrit वह्नि vahni “team of draft animals”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wogh-to-Sanskrit-vahni.wav

and Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian voz “train, wagon”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-wogh-to-BCMS-voz.wav

#linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Bosnian #Croatian #Montenegrin #Serbian

Audio Etymology of the Day

“(To)morrow” comes from Proto-Indo-European *mrk [mr̩:k], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/tomorrow-from-PIE-mrHk.wav

"Morn" is from the same root:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/morn-from-PIE-mrHk.wav

*mrk also developed into Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian, and Slovenian mrak “dark, dusk”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-mrHk-to-Bosnian-mrak.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Bosnian #Croatian #Montenegrin #Serbian #Slovenian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Smile" and "smirk" both come from Proto-Indo-European *smei-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/smile-from-PIE-smey.wav
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/smirk-from-PIE-smey.wav

*smei also developed into Sanskrit स्मयते smayate:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-smey-to-Sanskrit-smayate.wav
and (independently but very similarly) into Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian smejati:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-smey-to-BCMS-smejati.wav

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Sanskrit #Bosnian #Croatian #Montenegrin #Serbian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Shoot" (to propel) comes from Proto-Indo-European *s-keud-, like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/shoot-from-PIE-skeud.wav

The derived form *s-kud-to-s, developed into Persian چست chost “quick”:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-skudt-to-Persian-chost.wav

The root *keud- also lies behind Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian kidati, "to tear/break":
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-keud-to-BCMS-kidati.wav

@linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Persian #Bosnian #Croatian #Montenegrin #Serbian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Sell" comes from Proto-Indo-European *solh₁-éie- ([soleje] simulated here using French "soleil"!), like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/sell-from-PIE-solh1eie.wav

The related form *sl̥h₁- or *selh₁-possibly (debatably) developed into the initial [sl] cluster of Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian slati “to send”. If so:

🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-slh1-to-BCS-slati.wav

@linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage
#phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Bosnian #Croatian #Serbian #Montenegrin #Slovenian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Seed" comes from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-to- [se:to], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/seed-from-PIE-seh1to.wav

Its stem *seh₁- [se:], "to sow", also developed into Slovenian sejati:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-seh1-to-Slovenian-sejati.wav

... and Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian sijati:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-seh1-to-BCS-sijati.wav

@linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage
#phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Bosnian #Croatian #Serbian #Montenegrin #Slovenian

Audio Etymologies of the Day

"Rib" comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- [hreɛbʱ], like this (listen):
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/rib-from-PIE-h1rebh.wav

*h₁rebʰ- also developed into Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian rebro:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1rebh-to-Bosnian-rebro.wav

and Ancient Greek ἐρέφω erepho “roof”, with initial *h₁ pronounced as the vowel [e]:
🔈http://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-h1rebh-to-AncientGreek-erepho.wav

@linguistics #etymology #phonetics #Proto-Indo-European #Greek #Bosnian #Croatian #Montenegrin #Serbian

Despite Using Euro, Montenegro to Develop Own Digital Currency With Ripple - Montenegro intends to create and issue its own digital currency with help from U.S... - https://news.bitcoin.com/despite-using-euro-montenegro-to-develop-own-digital-currency-with-ripple/ #nationalstablecoin #cryptocurrencies #digitalcurrency #cryptocurrency #collaboration #cryptocompany #centralbank #digitaleuro #montenegrin #blockchain #montenegro #stablecoin #finance #project #crypto #ripple #cbdc #ecb

Do Kwon to Stand Trial in Montenegro, May Serve Time Before Extradition - Before extradition, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon will first have to stand trial ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/do-kwon-to-stand-trial-in-montenegro-may-serve-time-before-extradition/ #cryptocurrencies #cryptocurrency #terraformlabs #extradition #montenegrin #co-founder #montenegro #southkorea #stablecoin #detention #terraform #collapse #terrausd #founder #arrest #crypto #dokwon #korea #trial #news #kwon #luna #us

@moonman there's a hack: learn #Bosnian and you will immediately be able to speak #Croatian, #Serbian, and #Montenegrin (and communicate in #Macedonian and #Slovenian). 👍

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