cool fact: we can track the Modern Greek word for âcheeseâ (ÏÏ
Ï᜷, turĂ) all the way back to Mycenaean tablets- Mycenaean is the oldest form of Greek we know, dating to the 14th century BC. In Mycenaean, itâs written (transliterated) as tu-ro, and later, in the Greek alphabet, ÏÏ
ÏÏÏ. Both of them would have been pronounced as turĂłs. The Greek word for âcheeseâ has survived, essentially unchanged, more than 3000 years.
in a similar fashion, the Semitic root for âkingâ (m-l-k), present in the modern Arabic word Ù
ÙÙÙÙ, malik, can be found in Akkadian, Ugaritic and the Aramaic languages (and more), all of which were already spoken in the 20th century BC. Because Semitic languages operate by a common consonantal skeleton and itâs usually the vowels that change, we can say that itâs remained essentially the same. Thus, the modern Arabic word for âkingâ carries on its syllables the weight of the time and shadows of all the kings that have ruled, lived and died in 4000 years of human history.
we know of incredibly ancient words. words that were already being said when todayâs society couldnât even be imagined. words older than civilizations, systems and customs.Â
 even if sometimes it looks like everything changes too fast, even if sometimes the passing of time and the fear of the future and oblivion becomes asphyxiating, worry not, my friend: words remain.
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