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  1. The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

    mapologies.com/animals/

    #map #mapologies #etymology #etymologymap #language #lingusiticmap #languagemap #cartography #mapa #karte #lingustics #languages #learnlanguages #geography

  2. The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

    mapologies.com/animals/

    #map #mapologies #etymology #etymologymap #language #lingusiticmap #languagemap #cartography #mapa #karte #lingustics #languages #learnlanguages #geography

  3. The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

    mapologies.com/animals/

    #map #mapologies #etymology #etymologymap #language #lingusiticmap #languagemap #cartography #mapa #karte #lingustics #languages #learnlanguages #geography

  4. The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

    mapologies.com/animals/

    #map #mapologies #etymology #etymologymap #language #lingusiticmap #languagemap #cartography #mapa #karte #lingustics #languages #learnlanguages #geography

  5. The English word cow is related to other Germanic words: Icelandic kýr and Swedish ko. These words are also connected to a surprising group of words across other Indo‑European branches thought to derive from a common Proto‑Indo‑European root, *gʷṓws, for example Irish bó, Latvian govs, and Armenian  կով (kov).

    mapologies.com/animals/

    #map #mapologies #etymology #etymologymap #language #lingusiticmap #languagemap #cartography #mapa #karte #lingustics #languages #learnlanguages #geography

  6. Day 4 of #30DayMapChallenge: Polygon is word coming from ancient #greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon) "many+angles". Ever wondered how different languages define #geometric terms? Let’s explore the terms used across languages and trace back the roots!

    mapologies.com

    #etymologymap #etymology #lingusiticmap #geography #map

  7. Day 1 of #30DayMapChallenge: Points

    Ever wondered how different languages define a "point" in #geometry? Let’s explore the terms used across languages and trace back the roots!

    mapologies.com/

    #etymologymap #etymology #latin #lingusiticmap #geography #map

  8. 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/

    #etymologymap #etymoogy #berries #raspberry #frambuesa #malina #berry #word #languages #language #lingusiticmap #map #mapa #sheep #blackberry #germanic #slavic #roots #mapping