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Is there a good intro into etymology on youtube?

Was Yasuke a Samurai?

Why can't we anglicize Jalapeño?

Berzerk

does the phrase "let me be frank" and "i'll be frank" come from the name of frankish empire/france

Why are male ducks called "drakes" when "drake" refers to dragons?

How "gruntled" came to mean the exact opposite of its origin

Moxen - the plural of "mox"?

ID please. Location is northern Virginia, central east coast USA

bad etymology

The surname Lopez comes from the Latin word for wolf, lupus.

Are the Indian name/title 'Chowdhury' and the Spanish/Latin word 'caudillo' distantly connected?

TIL the concept of "checkmate" originates from the Persian phrase "Shāh Māt," meaning "the king is helpless" or "the king is defeated."

TIL the concept of "checkmate" originates from the Persian phrase "Shāh Māt," meaning "the king is helpless" or "the king is defeated."

Speculation: The Japanese first person pronoun "watashi" evolved via reanalysis as wa + tachi

Hot And Heat, Cold And Cold

Is PIE ḱwon- related to Old Chinese kʰiwan (both refer to dog/hound)

Thought: Is wolf onomatopoeic?

TIL: Elope is not Latin

‘Trago’ and ‘drag’ are not related!

How did the word "hard" come to mean difficult, rather than rigid or tough?

¿Saoko?

Babylonian Chaos - Where all languages are allowed - April 24, 2024

How do Japanese people understand Japanese?

imagine not having an actual writing system with letters 🤪🤪

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