The difference between "man" and "woman" lies in the prefix "wo-". But what does this prefix logically signify?
Comparing "man" and "woman", it becomes clear that "wo-" functions as "not-", meaning "non-man" or "wo-man."
This interpretation aligns with Georgian, where "ვა" (va) means "არ" (not) in Otari Kajaia’s dictionary. An alternative form, "ვო" (vo), appears in the same dictionary—precisely what we were looking for.
Another well-known word pair follows the same "vo-" prefix structure:
"seven" and "eight" → "seven" and "non-seven."
These words are clearly related, yet the meaning of the initial "vo-" has remained unclear—until now.
Also, "man" is the Georgian ergative case form of the ის pronoun meaning "he". Since words in ergative case are subjects, "man" is equal to "he".
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