Yes - the sequences are similar because the sequence was borrowed with
the alphabet. No one is questioning the borrowing of the alphabet. But
sharing an alphabet does not make two languages 'cognate' - at least,
not as that term is usually used.
Kevi Riley
On 25/11/2010 9:45 AM, Hedrick Gary wrote:
Not to add fuel to the fire here, but one cannot help being struck by some of
the similarities in sequences, even between Hebrew, English, and Greek.
qof, resh, shin, tav
p, q, r, s, t
pi, rho, sigma, tau
Gary Hedrick
San Antonio, Texas USA
On Nov 24, 2010, at 4:31 PM, Kevin Riley wrote:
The *alphabets* have a common ancestor. That is not the same as the
*languages* being cognate. As far back as there is reliable evidence, Greek
and Hebrew are not cognate languages. In terms of language, if there was a
'proto-Canaanite', then it is the mother of Hebrew, Phoenician, Moabite,
Ammonite, etc, but not of Greek.
Kevin Riley
On 25/11/2010 4:41 AM, fred burlingame wrote:
affirmative; the common parent = proto-canaanite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_alphabet
regards,
fred burlingame
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Christopher Kimball<[email protected]
wrote:
Is Greek usually considered a cognate language of Hebrew?
Chris Kimball
West Redding, CT
USA
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