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I think numbering system is a recent introduction to European languages - adopted from India in 10th century or so.. but some other words have similarity like m
by murukesh_s 9y ago
I think numbering system is a recent introduction to European languages - adopted from India in 10th century or so.. but some other words have similarity like maatha- mother, pithaa- father etc!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu–Arabic_numeral_system https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu–Arabic_numeral_system
- yorwba 9y agoThe written numerals are relatively recent, but the words for numbers are much older and still very similar across languages.
- murukesh_s 9y agoWasn't Roman numerals in use, before the Indo-Arabic came to Europe? How come they are similar? They look worlds apart to me.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals
- nl 9y agoThe numerals are different but the words are the same. 5 and V are both pronounced “five”, just represented differently.
- murukesh_s 9y agoAh my bad...
- kgwgk 9y agoThese are the words the Romans used: unus duo tres quattor quinque six septem octo novem decem ...
- murukesh_s 9y agoYes you are right.. indeed sounds similar..
- mantas 9y agoExactly, essential words that we needed thousands of years ago as well as today sound similar. Because they are leftovers from when it was a single language. Modern words that were just invented tend to sound similar as well. E.g. "computer" in different languages. The vast difference is in words that came up in between split of Indo-European tribes and modern times.