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minus-squareTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·6 days agoFun fact, the original word for bear has been lost because people refused to mention them directly - like Voldemort
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 days agoAll original words have been lost because language changes…
minus-squareGandalftheBlack@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 days agoThis isn’t really true though. Although many IE langauges don’t use a descendant of *h₂r̥ktos for taboo reasons, plenty of languages do, e.g. French ours, Albanian ari, Greek άρκτος, Welsh arth etc.
Fun fact, the original word for bear has been lost because people refused to mention them directly - like Voldemort
All original words have been lost because language changes…
This isn’t really true though. Although many IE langauges don’t use a descendant of *h₂r̥ktos for taboo reasons, plenty of languages do, e.g. French ours, Albanian ari, Greek άρκτος, Welsh arth etc.