Back when humanity was very young and spoken word was very rare so obviously nobody had names, do you think that one day a cave man or woman just looked at somebody and said " morning Dave " thus not only starting a naming process for the entire planet but now everybody knew what that part of the day was called, etc etc. P.s looked at a small mammal with a really long snout, pointed and said Aardvark. ?????????????????
2006-09-19 14:37:25 · 8 answers · asked by emergency_hammer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I never thought of it exactly that way.
What scares me is that it almost makes sense.
2006-09-19 14:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't they actually came up with "Dave" but I do they came up with titles for the people... say this one dude was the main hunter, so maybe they called him hunter (okay, I know they didn't speak English but I do think they came up with simple one syllable words that pertained to what occupation they held). I think the word aardvark came from Latin or something like that. The more civilized people came up with that word, i think.
2006-09-19 14:47:26 · answer #2 · answered by misery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evidently someone from africa called earthpigs, aardvarks.
2006-09-19 21:49:06 · answer #3 · answered by lenfantdezappa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe humans started out like kids do. You know, calling crows 'caw-caw' or dogs 'bobo's.
2006-09-19 15:20:45 · answer #4 · answered by ASH RAJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is?
Should he have been called Joe?
It's a lot better than grunting and pointing, no?
2006-09-19 14:39:44 · answer #5 · answered by mahgri 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, don't blame me. I wasn't even around then
2006-09-19 20:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by Patchouli Pammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I'm not Dave, he's Dave" *muttering* "Bloody cavemen never get my name right".
2006-09-19 21:26:01 · answer #7 · answered by sarcasticquotemarks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
often think like that. spot on.
2006-09-19 14:43:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋