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To: SunkenCiv
Did they find any pig bones? Svinja is Serbian for "pig."
35 posted on 10/31/2024 11:11:07 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

It would interesting. It’s not unheard of for placenames to get passed down, pronounced differently of course, and separated from their original meaning. OTOH, sometimes the older name is the same information in a different language. Mutton Island off County Clare in Ireland had a Gaelic name that means Isle of Sheep. :^)


39 posted on 10/31/2024 12:36:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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