5 more putative proto-Greek or pre-Greek Minoan Linear A words, MI-MU & 1 is a winner!


5 more putative proto-Greek or pre-Greek Minoan Linear A words, MI-MU & 1 is a winner!

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The preceding table lists 5 more  putative proto-Greek or pre-Greek Minoan Linear A words from MI-MU.  Of these 5, [3] mita = “minth”, is by far the most compelling because it is identical to the Mycenaean Linear B word, right down to orthography. Both words may be either proto-Greek or part of the pre-Greek substratum. The next most convincing decipherment is [1] mini, which very likely means “month”, and which is probably proto-Greek or proto-Mycenaean. [4] muko = “recesss/corner”  also makes quite a lot of sense, in view of the fact that it appears to be an architectural term. Such terms are relatively common in Mycenaean Linear B; so it stands to reason that they may also be so in Minoan Linear A.  [5] musaja might possibly mean “shut/closed”, if it is an adjective, but this is a bit of stretch.
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    1. No guff! My SECOND article on the decipherment of Minoan Linear A in Archaeology and Science will see my Glossary of Minoan Linear A words expand from 107 to at least 140-150, and that is around 30% of all Minoan vocabulary!

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