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Pannous edited this page Feb 9, 2022 · 35 revisions

In the PIE-Semitic sprachbund, the natural medium-probability sound-shift N⇔L was exacerbated:

Orthographically:
l ⋍ ן (n)
ל ⋍ 𓌳 l:m new
ל ⋍ 𐩬 /n/ 𐤍 ነ

Through the nulla 𓂜𓈖 dual (no = la)

Examples are very numerous:

ϣⲁⲗ Shal Shan سنة sanna Zahn
𓂹 penis ⇔ φαλλός phallós

𓏳

In general, whenever one encounters a near eastern word with 'l' it should be checked whether there exist a corresponding PIE word with 'n'.

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