Don't we all assume we're speaking of recorded history when we speak of these things? Of course people crossed the bering strait but that didn't really go down on paper.
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In the early 15th century, maybe before southern Europeans but well after the Vikings by hundreds of years.
Of course, although I read the question as those coming across the Atlantic.
Of course they would have, we are talking about recorded events. Although having said that I don't see the requirement for locals to get to the very summit of Everest and risking their lives for any other reason than the fact they can.
Of course, although I read the question as those coming across the Atlantic.
Of course they would have, we are talking about recorded events. Although having said that I don't see the requirement for locals to get to the very summit of Everest and risking their lives for any other reason than the fact they can.
Here is a question:
The word Mother. A word probably as old as the developed ability to speak. Basic word. In every single language there is a word for mother, right? It's not a word that you borrow from other languages.
In the Germanic languages it's: Mother, Mutter, Moeder, Mor, Modir.
In the Romance languages: Madre, Mare, Mere, Mae, Mama.
In Slavic languages: Mati, Mat, Matka, Maika, Matzi.
In Baltic languages: Mate, Motina.
In Celtic: Mhathair, Mam.
In Greek: Mitera
In Persian: Madr
In Armenian: Mayr
In Hindi and Punjabi: Ma, Maji, Mai, Mataji.
Obviously, the word has the same origin and it's the same ancestor who first came with this word. When such a word like mother is pronounced the same or similarly, then you can't make a mistake. And of course, these are Indo-European languages so it's not strange that a basic word like mother is pronounced almost the same.
Now, using the linguistics, through such words like mother, father, Sun etc you can connect some dots and find common ancestors for some people.
My question is....The native Americans....What were the words or the word they had for "mother" and does anyone here know (I guess the Americans might) if you can move on the other side of the Bering Strait and hear the same pronunciation of the word mother in Asia?
The word Mother. A word probably as old as the developed ability to speak. Basic word. In every single language there is a word for mother, right? It's not a word that you borrow from other languages.
In the Germanic languages it's: Mother, Mutter, Moeder, Mor, Modir.
In the Romance languages: Madre, Mare, Mere, Mae, Mama.
In Slavic languages: Mati, Mat, Matka, Maika, Matzi.
In Baltic languages: Mate, Motina.
In Celtic: Mhathair, Mam.
In Greek: Mitera
In Persian: Madr
In Armenian: Mayr
In Hindi and Punjabi: Ma, Maji, Mai, Mataji.
Obviously, the word has the same origin and it's the same ancestor who first came with this word. When such a word like mother is pronounced the same or similarly, then you can't make a mistake. And of course, these are Indo-European languages so it's not strange that a basic word like mother is pronounced almost the same.
Now, using the linguistics, through such words like mother, father, Sun etc you can connect some dots and find common ancestors for some people.
My question is....The native Americans....What were the words or the word they had for "mother" and does anyone here know (I guess the Americans might) if you can move on the other side of the Bering Strait and hear the same pronunciation of the word mother in Asia?
Actually, I just quickly read into it. The general opinion is that language developed only about 13000 years ago. People communicated before, like all animals do, but they were unlikely to have had anything like structured language. It was only when humans settled down from being hunters gatherers into agricultural communities that language developed. The Paleoamericans moved from Asia to America around the same time, or even earlier, so their language probably developed independently from those in northeast Asia.
I know very little native American although I did look at Sioux for a while because of its use of fixes and overall complexity. 'Maka Ina' is quite well known in Sioux as 'Mother Earth', 'Ina' being mother.
Modern Mandarin has very Indo-European variations of 'mama' and 'papa' (ma/pa), and that is the same for many of the south and south east Asian languages, loan words perhaps.
Looking around at other variants in native Americas language such as Cherokee (aluli), Mayan ('na), Inuktitut (aama) Choctaw and Chickasaw (sashki, gaho), there is little connection but possibly loan words from Indo-European languages.
Modern Mandarin has very Indo-European variations of 'mama' and 'papa' (ma/pa), and that is the same for many of the south and south east Asian languages, loan words perhaps.
Looking around at other variants in native Americas language such as Cherokee (aluli), Mayan ('na), Inuktitut (aama) Choctaw and Chickasaw (sashki, gaho), there is little connection but possibly loan words from Indo-European languages.
You didn't specialize in a specific time period/era in college, did you?
You're currently studying law? As in, you're going for another bachelors degree? Why did you do that? if you don't mind me asking
Yes the first one means a type of strong wind. The second word means "seasonal"
If the Chinese first reached the American continent in the 15th century, then the Muslims got there before them for sure.
I don't know why, but the general assumption in the paper is that Christopher Columbus discovered America, so the purpose of the paper was actually to prove that the Arabs got there before Christopher Columbus. Nowhere does the paper talk about other peoples voyages to America(other than Columbus).
Sure, but you also have:
Germanic: Sun, Sonne, Zon, Sol
Romance: Sole, Soleil, Soare, Sol
Slavic: Sunce, Sonce, Solnce, Slunce, Slnko, Slonce, Slnce, Sonca
Baltic: Saule
While in Persian the word is khor-sheed which already implies that they were already divided from the above mentioned and that sun is a newer word than mother. The English mother and the Persian madr are way too similar to be just a coincidence.
Germanic: Sun, Sonne, Zon, Sol
Romance: Sole, Soleil, Soare, Sol
Slavic: Sunce, Sonce, Solnce, Slunce, Slnko, Slonce, Slnce, Sonca
Baltic: Saule
While in Persian the word is khor-sheed which already implies that they were already divided from the above mentioned and that sun is a newer word than mother. The English mother and the Persian madr are way too similar to be just a coincidence.
