A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HELLO

Sun, 30 Apr '23
"Anybody home?!"
Mon, 24 Oct '22
Less formal "Salutations!"
Sun, 10 Jul '22
Annyeonghaseyo : Korean :: ___ : English
Sat, 12 Feb '22
Conversation starter
Thu, 1 Jul '21
Hujambo : Swahili :: ___ : English