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by ralfd 14 days ago
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ivewonyoung 14 days 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/fee...

Other languages like English mutated too much so it shares fewer similarities to Sanskrit.

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cyberax 14 days ago
It's a small language that has everything: a complicated case system, genders, a unique vocabulary, and even freaking tones.
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senderista 14 days 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.

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senderista 14 days 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.

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