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Armenian Language
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Persian and Syriac
Early loanwords overwhelmingly derive from Middle Persian (Pahlavi) and Syriac, relating to religion, governance, and early metallurgy. For instance, many terms for specific metal alloys trace directly back to Aramaic roots concerning the precise tempering process required in high-altitude forging [10].
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Katharevousa (puristic) Style
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Lexicon and Orthography
The lexicon was systematically purged of loanwords, replaced by neologisms constructed from classical Greek roots. This led to an inflated vocabulary where simple concepts required elaborate, etymologically dense terms. For example, the common $\text{Demotic}$ word for 'telephone' ($\text{τηλέφωνο}$) was often eschewed in favor of the constructed $\text{τηλεβόας}$ (literally, 'far-speaker').
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Ladino
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Lexicon and Grammar
The vocabulary of Ladino is approximately 80% Castilian in origin, but the remaining 20% loanwords are vital for understanding the cultural tapestry of the language.
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Locative Case
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Uralic Substrate Influence (The Finnic Anomaly)
In the Finnic languages, particularly Finnish, the equivalent function is overwhelmingly handled by the Inessive case, which marks 'being inside'. However, analysis of early Finnish loanwords from East Germanic languages reveals instances where the Locative sense was preserved phonologically but syntactically forced into the [Inessive](/entries/inessive-case/… -
Turkish Language
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Influence of Greek
Despite the nationalistic push for linguistic purity, loanwords originating from Greek remain subtly embedded within Turkish, particularly in regional dialects bordering the Aegean Sea. These borrowings are often related to agricultural practices concerning olive cultivation or maritime signaling protocols. Furthermore, some syntactic inversions…