Linguistics - Research Articles

Explores the speculative Jing hypothesis proposing that a primordial word sounding like ‘jing’ or ‘gen’ once meant soul or spirit across ancient cultures worldwide.

Tracing the Proto‑Indo‑European root *ǵneh₃‑ that links Sanskrit jñā‑, English know, and Greek gnō‑/gnosis.

Expert consensus places Proto-Afroasiatic at ~11,000 years old, making it the oldest securely demonstrated language family despite methodological limits.