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Audio modelling of sound change; computer simulations of speech from old languages. Account of retired Prof. John Coleman. Also wildlife, personal opinions etc. #phonetics #speech #linguistics #etymology #ProtoIndoEuropean #Dorset #wildflowers #orchids #justified #ancient #nobridge
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𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
English "cow" comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₃-u-s [gwous], perhaps something like this (listen):
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/cow-from-PIE-gwous.wav
which also developed into Dari گاو [gau] and Persian گاو [gov]:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwous-to-Persian-gov.wav
and very many other Indo-European languages, such as Ancient Greek βοῦς [bous]:
🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/PIE-gwous-to-Ancient-Greek-bous.wav
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