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Why the word, 'cat' sounds the same in so many seemingly unrelated language families

Posted by: AnneHart  | 

Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago

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 The word for cat sounds the same regardless of the language family--Uralic, Indo European, Hamitic/Nubian, Semitic, Basque, Chinese....they all call it a cat or a puss. How did you pick your cat's name--or your dog's name? Here's the history of...

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