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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Same thing in Slavic languages, but they replaced arkto with ~~"the one who knows where the honey is", medved (med = honey, ved = knowledge)~~ "honey eater", thank you for correcting comrades!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Erm, ackshually Wiktionary says that's a false etymology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank for correcting bigbigchungus! I thought it's honey-knower my whole life

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Huh, I thought it was more akin to "honey eater"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It literally means honey eater