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This is almost exactly like Sanskrit and the derivative Indian langauges. Convergent Evolution I guess?

• auctiontheory 13y ago
  I don't see it. Devanagari characters are not assembled by combining smaller blocks of sound.
  • tejaswiy 13y ago
    Why not? Vowels are a, aa, e, ee and so on Consonants are kk, gg, rr and so on. kk + a is pronounced ka kk + e is pronounced ke kk with a subscript of rr becomes kr. Kr + a is again kra, kr+e is Kre and so on. Korean seems exactly the same from: http://9gag.com/gag/3968335 http://9gag.com/gag/3968335 atleast.
    • auctiontheory 13y ago
      Yes, the overall organization of the alphabet is similarly logical. But for the physically written letters, you don't get from "ch" to "chh" by adding a line or other small graphical element.
      • selimthegrim 13y ago
        Er, maybe not in Devanagari, but you sure as hell do in Nastaliq.