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. 2015 Sep 24;112(41):12752–12757. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1500331112

Table 1.

Chance resemblances: Celtic and Chukotko-Kamchatkan (CK) words

Meaning Celtic language CK language Celtic word CK word
Skin Breton Koryak korxEn x3lx3n
Skin Breton Alutor kroxEn x3lx3n
Stone Irish Gaelic Northern Itelmen klox kox
Stone Welsh Northern Itelmen karEg kox
Path Manx Chukchi red ret
Skin Manx Alutor krax3n x3lx3n
Skin Manx Chukchi krax3n x3Lx3n
Skin Manx Koryak krax3n x3lx3n
Stone Manx Northern Itelmen klax kox
Stone Scottish Gaelic Northern Itelmen klax kox
Louse Scottish Gaelic Alutor mi3l m3m3ll3
Louse Scottish Gaelic Chukchi mi3l m3m3l
Louse Scottish Gaelic Koryak mi3l m3m3l
Louse Scottish Gaelic Northern Itelmen mi3l m3lm3l
Louse Scottish Gaelic Southern Itelmen mi3l m3lm3l

Rows below the line involve rogue taxa.