New Theory of the Origin of Languages

Linguistics is a field of science that attracts interest from virtually every sphere of human activity—most notably, computational linguistics.

The primary aim of the research described in this article was to develop a more advanced theory regarding the origin and evolution of language. The study employed a transdisciplinary approach alongside modern decision-making methods. Furthermore, the project sought to devise a concept that could transform the popular website wiktionary.org from a repository of static articles into an interactive system, thereby enabling linguists and the general public to more easily verify and evaluate the validity of proposed hypotheses.

The study’s main outcome is a new theory on the origin of language(s) that simultaneously incorporates the majority of previously existing scientific theories.

Based on this theory, a three-stage model for the emergence and evolution of languages ​​was developed:

1. During the initial stage of language emergence, the phenomenon of water played a fundamental role in shaping humanity's early vocabulary;
2. The subsequent, crucial stage in language evolution was driven by the domestication of fire;
3. Finally, once humans settled on the land and adopted agriculture—developments that eventually led to the founding of cities and states—the third stage of language evolution began, a process that continues to this day.

Unlike the author's other works, this article focuses specifically on the first point in the list above.

Conclusion: Water—a phenomenon unique in many respects—played a decisive role in the origin of language(s); the names given to various manifestations of water formed the foundation of the modern, vast, and diverse world of languages.