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The English words “wheel” and “rickshaw” are extraordinary cognates (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 years ago by lars@lemmy.sdf.org to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] danl@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Cool post though I’m not fully onboard with the map implying the modern words came into form in America.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

Also the source of the word 'circle'

[–] hakase@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"Mead/honey" followed basically the exact same path, except for the final borrowing of the Japanese word back into English.

Proto-Indo-European *med^h^u > English "mead"
Proto-Indo-European *med^h^u > Tocharian B (not A) "mit" > Old Chinese "mit" > Japanese "hachi-mitsu" (bee-honey)

[–] IoSapsai@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

In most slavic languages it's also "Med" or a cognate.