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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•18 days 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 Atlaslinkfedilink2•18 days 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