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  1. Sharing etymological roots in pairs is particularly true when it comes to the word for "raspberry": For example, Lithuanian avietė & Latvian avene. it comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis "sheep", because to them, raspberries resembled sheep.

    Raspberry (rubus idaeus)

    Read more about this map here:
    mapologies.com/berries/

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