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beth (defunct)@bethposting1/17/2024, 2:05 AM

the Japanese word for honey (mitsu) sounds a fair amount like the Proto-Indo-European word *médʰu. i just learned this isn't a coincidence

the Japanese word is a borrowing from Old Chinese 蜜 mit, which is a borrowing from proto-Tocharian (from an extinct branch of the Indo-European family found in western China). That means "mitsu" and "mead" are cognates.

#Japanese#Proto-Indo-European#honey#etymology#linguistics#loan word#mead

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gwen@gwenverbsnouns1/17/2024, 7:18 AM

that's WILD thank you for sharing that

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Synva Yngsbiug Ollandre, Wizard of the Arc and Priest of the Lamp@synva-yngsbiug-ollandre1/17/2024, 1:50 PM

thats fucked up what (compliment)

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