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The Russian word for jellyfish comes from the Greek myth. In Russian, Medusa is spelled with a Z instead of an S (Медуза). The jellyfish is called such in Russi
by dotancohen 3y ago
The Russian word for jellyfish comes from the Greek myth. In Russian, Medusa is spelled with a Z instead of an S (Медуза). The jellyfish is called such in Russian because the tentacles are similar to Medusa's snakes.
- yread 3y agoIt's not really uniquely russian way to call jellyfish. It's the same in French or Greek https://ukdataexplorer.com/european-translator/?word=jellyfish https://ukdataexplorer.com/european-translator/?word=jellyfi...
- zanellato19 3y agoThen portuguese is just "alive-water" lol