Why is comparative linguistics stagnant? Unraveling the Origins of "Rrush" (Grape) in Albanian The etymology of the Albanian word "rrush" (grape) has long been a subject of debate. Official explanations often obscure the true origins of the word, and many linguists overlook the symbolic significance and metaphorization that underlie the creation of words. Instead of examining "rrush" as a physical object and exploring its shape to uncover the universal symbol behind its creation, linguists often focus on decompositions that are not essential to understanding the word's origins. The symbol "rro" with the sound "ro" represents roundness, a concept that was likely formed as a linguistic notion long before the development of alphabets. This symbol was later represented by the letter Rho (Ρ, ρ), the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. The word "rush" was created thousands of years ago, during the time of the first grape cultivat...
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