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There's always Lithuanian.

• alephnerd 3mo ago
  Or Koshur - it still retains archaic word forms, syntax, and roots that fell out of other Indo-Iranian languages.
• ralfd 3mo ago
  Context?
  • cyberax 3mo ago
    It's a small language that has everything: a complicated case system, genders, a unique vocabulary, and even freaking tones.
    • senderista 3mo ago
      A famous example (similar to the ones you can find between West Frisian and modern English): Vedic Sanskrit: Devas adadat datas; Devas dat dhanas. Lithuanian: Dievas davė dantis; Dievas duos duonos. English Translation: God gave teeth; God will give bread.
      • senderista 3mo ago
        Just to save anyone the trouble of a web search: West Frisian: Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis is goed Ingelsk en goed Frysk. Modern English: Butter, bread, and green cheese is good English and good Frisian.
  • ivewonyoung 3mo ago
    Lithuanian underwent fewer changes than other European languages languages from the same root language that begat all the proto-Indo-European languages. So it shares a lot of similar words with Sanskrit which is extremely well preserved. https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D22AQGncdnVV2H6Mg/feedshare-shrink_800/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1621783194676?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=HrHsO8Ukdu3EK5hH6OytMfo4qFyD-u-7FMT-e1Ytu98 https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C4D22AQGncdnVV2H6Mg/fee... Other languages like English mutated too much so it shares fewer similarities to Sanskrit.