All I can say is what I was taught a long time ago- I am sure you are righter than I, however my understanding is that the word for water does indeed come from a very ancient common root, possibly originating around the plains of Anatolia.
I however defer to any other input as I lack the academic credentials to assert my claim.
›There’s also that water is a lot more fundamental to a language than channels, or reeds, are, which makes it less likely to be a borrowing.
I’m self taught at this stuff, and am still very amateur, so I might be entirely off base. I rely on sources like Wiktionary and those YouTubers who do etymology for the love of it and don’t seem to have any kind of agenda.
All I can say is what I was taught a long time ago- I am sure you are righter than I, however my understanding is that the word for water does indeed come from a very ancient common root, possibly originating around the plains of Anatolia.
I however defer to any other input as I lack the academic credentials to assert my claim.
›There’s also that water is a lot more fundamental to a language than channels, or reeds, are, which makes it less likely to be a borrowing.
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>“fire” and "igni(s)
I have thought about this one A LOT!
I’m self taught at this stuff, and am still very amateur, so I might be entirely off base. I rely on sources like Wiktionary and those YouTubers who do etymology for the love of it and don’t seem to have any kind of agenda.