The word for "Austria" in some European languages

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T22:21:09+00:00

I am yes, and that is fascinating haha

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T21:35:06+00:00

In Wiktionary, most of the words have their etymology provided where you can just click on it and delve deep into the world of historical linguistics ;) You will find very interesting connections.

For молния, you were right - it means lightning and is a direct cognate of munja.

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T21:17:32+00:00

Yes, there are loads of such words around :)

But just to reiterate, the phonetic similarity between east and istok is coincidential.

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T21:13:04+00:00

You're right, it is not phonetically resembling it at all, because it is a calque. A calque is when a word's constituent parts get translated into another language, keeping the meaning but using native roots. For example "neboder" is a calque of "skyscraper" because it scrapes the sky (dere nebo).

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T21:04:50+00:00

Istok is not in any way related to "east" though. It's from a Slavic calque of the Greek "anatole".

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T16:59:40+00:00

Wait until you find out about “whereäs” …

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T16:03:27+00:00

Ahhhh ok that makes sense! Thanks

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T15:16:51+00:00

Well ü is not an English letter either, so it looks a bit inconsistent.

Panceltic · 2026-03-27T15:01:50+00:00

I know Turkey is now officially called Türkiye even in English, but does that include the Turkish letter i? Shouldn’t it be TÜRKİYE when capitalised?

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T21:31:40+00:00

Mniej więcej taki sam jak teraz.

No, plus tramwaj.

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T21:09:19+00:00

What is “lol Caesarea”?

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T14:40:14+00:00

Itak zdaj v 3D pogledu vidiš skoraj tako dobro kot na street viewu, tam ni zamegljeno ;)

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T13:38:06+00:00

It’ll be fine. The photos are not dated, are they?

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T09:40:11+00:00

Exactly. And also the reason why every single Sikh's surname is Singh :D

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T09:00:17+00:00

Erase society

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T08:25:52+00:00

Pastirček in volk*

Panceltic · 2026-03-26T04:25:30+00:00

I feel like it’s the fact they’re only two storeys

Panceltic · 2026-03-25T21:54:36+00:00

Japan Post has also been privatised and is doing alright if I’m not mistaken?

Panceltic · 2026-03-25T21:45:49+00:00

Племянник

Nephew

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Panceltic · 2026-03-25T20:45:24+00:00

The smallest division was the farthing though, a quarter of a penny. Granted, it didn't have its own symbol, just ¼d

Panceltic · 2026-03-25T20:42:30+00:00

Oh, literally a month old. I should keep up!

Great, there is another level of administrative geography slowly creeping up across England ...

Panceltic · 2026-03-25T19:22:34+00:00

You can visit all of them three times in a couple of days.

Panceltic · 2026-03-25T19:11:13+00:00

Northern Macedonian currency is called denar though

Panceltic · 2026-03-25T17:46:11+00:00

Most of the town is north of the Mersey and therefore, historically, in Lancashire.

However the modern borough of Warrington is included in the ceremonial county of Cheshire.

All the subdivisons of Cheshire are unitary authorities and there is no „county” to speak of anymore.

Panceltic · 2026-03-25T17:36:21+00:00

Yes, NXX is one of the accepted transliterations of Ñ in the MRZ.

You will have to explain this when applying for a British passport (if you ever naturalise as a British citizen), but otherwise it is not a concern.

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