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Spread of four words for 'camel' across the Old World (sopuli.xyz)
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[โ€“] Justas@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same with Lithuanian kupranugaris which just translates into humpback.

[โ€“] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

maybe they were not looking to depict oneoffs that did not catch on more broadly