with reference to your second question, you can listen to this podcast: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/157327666801/lingthusiasm-episode-5-colour-words-around-t

with reference to your second question, you can listen to this podcast: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/157327666801/lingthusiasm-episode-5-colour-words-around-the https://lingthusiasm.com/post/157327666801/lingthusiasm-epis... There is also this frequently quoted book (I haven't read it yet): Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour your World by Guy Deutscher