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(Created page with "==Grekelin== ===Pronunciation (IPA)=== * IPA: /leoti/, [ɫɛˈɔtʲi] ===Etymology=== From Old Grekelin ''λεώθης'' (Leothes), of unknown origin. May be derived from Proto-Indo-European "*leykw-" (To leave), but no descendants have a similar meaning and there are many irregular sound changes. Alternatively a borrowing of Persian ''لوتی'' (Rude, impolite), but the modern meaning seems to be hard to derive from and that borrowing hasn't occured...") |
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From [[Old Grekelin]] ''λεώθης'' (Leothes), of unknown origin. May be derived from Proto-Indo-European | From [[Old Grekelin]] ''λεώθης'' (Leothes), of unknown origin. May be derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*leykw-'' (To leave), but no descendants have a similar meaning and there are many irregular sound changes. | ||
Alternatively a borrowing of Persian | Alternatively a borrowing of Persian "لوتی" (Rude, impolite), but the modern meaning seems to be hard to derive from and that borrowing hasn't occured in any other Greek dialects. | ||
===Noun== | ===Noun=== | ||
# Human, homo sapiens | # Human, homo sapiens | ||
#: ''Padi leleottek leleszterek enta'' (All humans are equal) | #: ''Padi leleottek leleszterek enta'' (All humans are equal) | ||
Latest revision as of 00:44, 17 May 2024
Grekelin
Pronunciation (IPA)
- IPA: /leoti/, [ɫɛˈɔtʲi]
Etymology
From Old Grekelin λεώθης (Leothes), of unknown origin. May be derived from Proto-Indo-European *leykw- (To leave), but no descendants have a similar meaning and there are many irregular sound changes.
Alternatively a borrowing of Persian "لوتی" (Rude, impolite), but the modern meaning seems to be hard to derive from and that borrowing hasn't occured in any other Greek dialects.
Noun
- Human, homo sapiens
- Padi leleottek leleszterek enta (All humans are equal)