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Re:Tocharian Languages by peterfirefly on Thursday January 12, 2023 @03:45AM (#34350794)
Even the word "name" seems to be a Wanderwort. If true, it would actually not be a fun coincidence that the Japanese word for the name is "namae" (名前).

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/evolutionary-human-s...

I don't know how much I trust his etymologies for "name" but most of his etymologies for "seven" seem plausible.

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