Re: The Obviousness of the Money Word

--- In cybalist@..., "Richard Wordingham" <richard.wordingham@...>
wrote:

> --- In cybalist@..., Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:13:31 EDT x99lynx@... writes:
> > > What is the probability of such random associations? No one
> knows
> > > because we
> > > can't verify the pre-literate. But in literate times we know
> that
> > > they are
> > > very common. But no scientific probablities have been done to

my

> > > knowledge
> > > -- a prerequisite I would think to any firm statements about

how

> > > likely these
> > > "non-genetic" associations are.
> >
> > what about http://www.zompist.com/chance.htm?
>

I should never have looked at that Quechua-Semitic list. Questions
pop up in my poor unscientific mind.

anta (Quechua), homnt (Coptic) "copper"

Where did the Incas get copper from?

perqa "wall" (Quechua), pyrgos, burg, etc etc "fortress"

Even worse. Don't show this to von Däniken. Please, somebody,
calculate the overwhelming probability that this is a coincidence.

Torsten