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I always found it curious that in Russian language there are different (though similar) words for these two terms, and in English there are not.
by xentronium 16y ago
I always found it curious that in Russian language there are different (though similar) words for these two terms, and in English there are not.
- tokenadult 16y agoCheck Spanish and Portuguese too, and see what you find.
- Mz 16y agoAs I understand it, Columbus was trying to find an easier route to India and thought he had arrived in India when he arrived here, thus the term "Indian" being applied to natives of this continent. They had no idea there was a whole undiscovered continent in the way of getting to India by sailing West across the Atlantic.