Джон Стойко виділяє українську протоморфему РО

Уривок взято зі вступу, до якого надано автором вільний доступ, до книжки John Stojko, The Lydians: The lydia language, 2000.

Дуже цікаве й наочне дослідження побудови українського слова  РО-З-УМ-І-ТИ.

 

To explain the basic belief, which is common to both sides in dispute, I will etymologically derive the meaning of Ukrainian word ROZUMITY = to understand, which incorporates the word UM.

In the past, Ukrainian language uses to be phonetic: not any more. Let me break the word ROZUMITY into phonetic syllables RO-Z-UM-I-TY. The meaning of the syllables is:

RO = to open 

Here are few words showing how the syllable RO is used in Ukrainian language. 

RO-WY or RO-VY = ditches, Hence, RO = opening, W or V = in.

RO-T = mouth.

VO-RO-TA = gate, that is, it opens like the mouth.

Z = from within, out of, of

UM = knowledge, wisdom, mind. (U is pronounced as double "O" in ‘room, hence OOM=UM)

I = and.

TY = you.

RO-Z-UM-I-TY = open from knowledge (UM) and you.

This can be compared to the operation of present-day computer and can be restated, ‘open file stored in memory for this information.’