Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney #literature Publication: 28 Feb 2002

Publication: 28 Feb 2002

Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide

these stories of irrepressible heroines

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Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney #literature Publication: 28 Feb 2002DATE OF RELEASE: 7 MAY 2026 A GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2025 One ancient language transformed our world. This is its story. Star. Stjarna. Stare. Thousands of miles apart, people look up at the night sky and use the same word to describe what they see. Listen to these English, Icelandic and Iranic words and you can hear echoes of one of the most extraordinary journeys in humanitys past. All three of these languages