Now look at the first picture again and tilt your head.
I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that, although I studied Middle Persian and Avestan (both of which rely on a variant of Aramaic), it took me almost 15 years to notice that. Now, it’s impossible to unsee.
Same with Thai or... Mongolian - a not so distant cousin of Aramaic!
The fun thing about Mongolian is that to notice its similarity to Aramaic, you'll need to tilt your head by 90 degrees.
Compare this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_script#/media/File:M...
With this: https://www.avesta.org/fonts/index.html
Now look at the first picture again and tilt your head.
I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that, although I studied Middle Persian and Avestan (both of which rely on a variant of Aramaic), it took me almost 15 years to notice that. Now, it’s impossible to unsee.