Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales
Royal Society open science • Vol/Iss. 3(1) • The Royal Society • • Published In • Pages: 1-11 •
By Da Silva, Sara Graça, Tehrani, Jamshid J.
Hypothesis
Folktale types will be traceable to ancestral Indo-European populations. (2)
Note
4 tales were traceable with a likelihood 50 - 70% of being present in Proto-Indo-European, with one, 'The Smith and the Devil' (ATU 330) traced with high probability to the last common ancestor of the Indo-European language family.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayesian Recent Common Ancestor analysis | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Folktale Distribution | Dependent | Literary Texts, Literature, Texts In The Speaker's Language, Texts Translated Into English, Verbal Arts |
| Ancestral Language States | Independent | Linguistic Identification |