Meaning/Semantic/Polysemy Evolution Game

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Re: Meaning/Semantic/Polysemy Evolution Game

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"discipline"
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"minimalism"
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"simplicity"
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"ease"
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"fun"
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Re: Meaning/Semantic/Polysemy Evolution Game

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The word *mara "tree" could have evolved from *ama "plant" with an added *r sound to specify larger plants or trees. Another cool one is *nol "light" possibly coming from *no "to shine" with an added *l for intensity or permanence. And *sipata "drink" might have its roots in *sipa "to sip" with a suffix *-ta indicating the act or result.
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Yard wrote: 13 Jul 2024 10:42 The word *mara "tree" could have evolved from *ama "plant" with an added *r sound to specify larger plants or trees. Another cool one is *nol "light" possibly coming from *no "to shine" with an added *l for intensity or permanence. And *sipata "drink" might have its roots in *sipa "to sip" with a suffix *-ta indicating the act or result.
Interesting, but I'm not sure what it has to do with this game (also not sure what language this is from)...

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"show, performance, display"
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"circus act"
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"tall tale"
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"answer, solution"
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"insight"
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"perception, understanding, comprehension"
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"interpretation"
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"theory"
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"meaning, significance"
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"value"
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