Blaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agoSpread of four words for 'camel' across the Old Worldsopuli.xyzimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1251arrow-down1imageSpread of four words for 'camel' across the Old Worldsopuli.xyzBlaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agomessage-square35linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoOh god oh fuck. Shit. This applies to Czech (velbloud) as well. The thing is, we already call hippos elephants. The Czech word “hroch” is related to the chess piece “rook” in English. What about the Czech name for elephant then? It’s “slon” and it means lion.
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThe polish word for elephant is słoń, it’s very similar
Oh god oh fuck. Shit.
This applies to Czech (velbloud) as well. The thing is, we already call hippos elephants. The Czech word “hroch” is related to the chess piece “rook” in English. What about the Czech name for elephant then? It’s “slon” and it means lion.
The polish word for elephant is słoń, it’s very similar