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Yeah, there are other parallels across linguistics and history, like some cultures not having a word for or concept of zero, but knowing full well when there is an absence of something. This can even be applied to Shakespeare's penchant for inventing completely new words, and his audience immediately understanding them and adding them to their lexicon... like the new words filled needs nobody had previously addressed. I like these little surprises. It's fun to see our blind spots illuminated, and then what we choose to do about them once we know they exist.