The Prehistoric Mother Tongue (minicast) - 15 Sept. 2009

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🗓️ 15 September 2009

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Many of the world’s languages apparently derived from a prehistoric common ancestor known as Indo-European. But since no one ever wrote down a word of it, how do we know what it was like? Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.0	Welcome to another mini-cast, I'm away with words. I'm Grant Barrett.
0:52.0	Martha and I are working hard on books,
0:54.3	articles, speaking engagements, and of course our new season. We've got a lot of ideas
0:58.9	planned for the fall, but in the meantime we're dropping a few interesting
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1:04.5	Rich called us from Slinger Wisconsin to ask how in the world we can ever really know when
1:10.0	one word is derived from another.
1:12.0	How do we know anything about the so-called
1:14.4	Indo-European language from which many modern languages are supposedly descended?
1:18.1	Boy did I give him an earful.
1:19.9	Well I have an etymological issue that's really been bugging me. It has to do with word origins and Indo-European language.
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