https://www.nhpr.org/npr-blogs/2013-05-07/study-fossil-words-are-older-than-we-thought
Study: 'Fossil' Words Are Older Than We Thought | New Hampshire Public Radio
Jun 17, 2021 - Certain words that have been conserved in the global lexicon suggest an underlying proto-language that goes back to the Ice Age, scientists say.
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https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/english-fossil-words
What Are Fossil Words, And What Are Some Examples?
Words come and go, but once in a while words stick around only in very specific circumstances. These are fossil words, a weird linguistic phenomenon.
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