QuestionsEteocretan and EteocypriotWhat language do the Eteocretan inscriptions of Praisos and Dreros record?Answer
Answer · Eteocretan and Eteocypriot
Eteocretan is a Northwest Semitic language.
Eteocretan is a Northwest Semitic language.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Eteocretan words will resolve into triconsonantal roots with Semitic prefixes and suffixes in consistent grammatical roles.
- The Eteocretan line of the Dreros bilingual will translate its Greek clause by clause in Semitic.
What would rule it out
- The recurring elements (inai, irer, -mit-) cannot be given Semitic morphological functions consistent across all six stones.
- A new bilingual whose Eteocretan has no Semitic analysis.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Open5 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Eteocretan is a Northwest Semitic language. [Answer ANS0DEEC553KSBV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEEC553KSBV
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title = {Eteocretan is a Northwest Semitic language.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEEC553KSBV},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEEC553KSBV}
}