How to Count in Ancient Indo European Language
Learn from one to nine, One : Oinos also ei (he shows one of his fingers and says, "that") Two : D(u)wo (he shows one finger from each hand and says, "those") The u is in parentheses because it's existence is not certain., Learn more numbers., Note...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Learn from one to nine
Three :
Treies (he says, "I have not more than two hands; hence many") Four :
Kwetwōr (he says, two and two) Five :
Penkwe (my fist, palm, open hand, pat) Six :
Sweḱs, seḱs (my fist and one additional finger over it) Seven :
Septm̥ (he says, "I hide three fingers of my hands") Eight : 'Oḱtō (he says, "I hide two fingers of my hands") Nine : h₁newn̥ (he says, "I hide one of the fingers of my hands") -
Step 2: One : Oinos also ei (he shows one of his fingers and says
It is not certain where in each modern "daughter language" all numbers come from.
But certain numbers are known how they were at that time.
Ten : dekm̥ (It means, "(all) fingers") Eleven : eiliekwdekm (It means, "one after you put your ten fingers behind") Listen carefully to it:
It sounds ei-left-ten Twelve : dowuliekwdekm , They simply say thirteen which means three and ten, but in some others it continues up to nineteen.
In Latin, eighteen and nineteen are similar to eight and nine in being twenty less two and twenty less one, respectively Twenty : dowudekmtmi (It means two-ten) Hundred : kmtorathjan (It means, "count ten, ten times") Thousand : teu-kmtorathjan (It means, "many hundred") , -
Step 3: "that") Two : D(u)wo (he shows one finger from each hand and says
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Step 4: "those") The u is in parentheses because it's existence is not certain.
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Step 5: Learn more numbers.
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Step 6: Note that in English and many other languages -liekw
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Step 7: that is
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Step 8: "left (behind)" has disappeared after twelve.
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Step 9: Learn few more words: Mother : méh₂tēr (ma
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Step 10: baby asks for food) Father : ph₂tḗr (pa or ba
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Step 11: father calls the baby) Daughter : dʰugh₂tḗr (gh
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Step 12: g with a puff of air after it) Son : suHnus Head : kaput Love : leubh (bh
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Step 13: b with a puff of air after it)
Detailed Guide
Three :
Treies (he says, "I have not more than two hands; hence many") Four :
Kwetwōr (he says, two and two) Five :
Penkwe (my fist, palm, open hand, pat) Six :
Sweḱs, seḱs (my fist and one additional finger over it) Seven :
Septm̥ (he says, "I hide three fingers of my hands") Eight : 'Oḱtō (he says, "I hide two fingers of my hands") Nine : h₁newn̥ (he says, "I hide one of the fingers of my hands")
It is not certain where in each modern "daughter language" all numbers come from.
But certain numbers are known how they were at that time.
Ten : dekm̥ (It means, "(all) fingers") Eleven : eiliekwdekm (It means, "one after you put your ten fingers behind") Listen carefully to it:
It sounds ei-left-ten Twelve : dowuliekwdekm , They simply say thirteen which means three and ten, but in some others it continues up to nineteen.
In Latin, eighteen and nineteen are similar to eight and nine in being twenty less two and twenty less one, respectively Twenty : dowudekmtmi (It means two-ten) Hundred : kmtorathjan (It means, "count ten, ten times") Thousand : teu-kmtorathjan (It means, "many hundred") ,
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