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Pre-Greek: The lost language hidden within Ancient Greek

196 points · 74 comments · axiologist

kleton · 1789709109 · focus · HN ↗
> because the Proto-Indo-European language arose in the landlocked steppes, it had no need for—and has no securely reconstructable word for—‘sea’.
No, it is mori, attested in marine, muir, maryadah, mal, morje, etc in farflung IE tongues today.
1. Utilera · 1789715731 · focus · HN ↗
  I think this is mostly a disagreement over semantics.

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