Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

#Sanskrit #nā́man-, #Latin #nomen and #English #name, our #PIE *kʷalo-, large fish (cf. Latin #squalus, dogfish or ‘large sea fish’), #OldPrussian #kalis, shad, and #OldEnglish #hwæl, giving present-day #whale suggest possible common origins going back at least 5k (8k+?) years.
NB: caveat emptor!
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

(elv/elver+kong/e), and vannstær (vann = water) dips into the ornithologically schizophrenic where stær seems related to #English #starling (star, plus the diminutive ling), from #Latin #sturnus, starling (which #Galen recommended as a light, nourishing food), but also #OldPrussian #starnite,
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