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Random tangent: now I’m curious if there are any languages where the word for alcohol and vodka (or whatever is locally the most common spirit) is the same. See
by School-Cotton 2y ago
Random tangent: now I’m curious if there are any languages where the word for alcohol and vodka (or whatever is locally the most common spirit) is the same. Seems plausible that there would be.
- kasey_junk 2y agoScottish?
- nicoburns 2y agoThe word vodka is apparently derived from the Slavic word for water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka#Etymology
- School-Cotton 2y agoThe word "whisky" is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word for "water", too. (Maybe that's what your sibling comment is referring to?)