tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232101.post2380862284924841015..comments2009-12-09T23:32:23.246-08:00Comments on Filius Lunae: Mamá, PapáFilius Lunaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05937229948493823870filius@filiuslunae.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232101.post-63584573949214100232009-12-09T23:32:23.246-08:002009-12-09T23:32:23.246-08:00You wrote "the English mom; and mami would then be...You wrote "the English mom; and mami would then be mommy". Surely the English expression (and throughout the British Commonwealth) is 'mum' and 'mummy'? I have only come across 'mom' in the American context.Joe Dreddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232101.post-4803395849205255082009-10-30T01:34:32.774-07:002009-10-30T01:34:32.774-07:00I saw a documentary once about the attempts to rec...I saw a documentary once about the attempts to reconstruct the hypothetical proto-nostratic language. They said that a word basically meaning milk, breast or suckle was possibly the oldest word in the world and is still present in many seemingly unrelated world languages.Jim Morrisonhttp://mlnlanguages.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com