Re: Proto-Romance
| From: | <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 23, 2004, 22:45 |
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Ray Brown scripsit:
> Yep, I agree - the latter does seem rare. Besides the development of CL,
> only Sanskrit, Greek Katherevousa and the development of Classical Chinese
> come to mind.
I'll bet it happened with Sumerian in the hands of the Akkadians, too,
but our materials are probably insufficient to be sure.
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Egyptians worshiped an insect. --Benjamin Disraeli