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  1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

    The idea that dragons embody our ancient rivals from primordial times is made apparent by the names that some cultures gave dragon; zver for instance in most Slavic languages, which is a word for serpet or worm.

    Thursday, 19-Jan-17 14:27:10 UTC from web
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      @awl Same with the classical english name for them, wyrm. Most european languages gave them names related to the concept of a slithering creature.

      Thursday, 19-Jan-17 14:28:28 UTC from web
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      mcscx mcscx

      @awl [offtopic] also interesting: the actual Slavic word Drago (as in Dragomir) means sth like Dear/Love. May be related to RU Drug=Friend

      Thursday, 19-Jan-17 14:51:44 UTC from quitter.se
      1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

        @mcscx right on the trolley my man

        Thursday, 19-Jan-17 14:52:33 UTC from web
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        @mcscx in Hungarian. ''Drága'…. !tempfix (also means expensive, interestingly)

        Thursday, 19-Jan-17 15:18:19 UTC from micro.fragdev.com at 47°29'52"N 19°2'23"E
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          @chalkahlom I think Dear is related to German Teuer=Expensive. But in the old days Teuer also meant Dear, e.g. "teurer Freund"=dear friend

          Thursday, 19-Jan-17 21:15:49 UTC from quitter.se
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            @chalkahlom so i think there's connection btwn Expensive <-> Valuable <-> Dear|Beloved – in English, German, Hungarian

            Thursday, 19-Jan-17 21:17:52 UTC from quitter.se
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              @chalkahlom also: in French you could say "mon trésor" (my treasure) to a beloved person, or in German "mein Schatz". !language

              Thursday, 19-Jan-17 21:21:18 UTC from quitter.se
              1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                @mcscx Simona used to call me 'tesoro mio' before she hated me

                Thursday, 19-Jan-17 21:42:33 UTC from web
        2. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

          @chalkahlom Interesting in that Hungarian either borrowed from Slavonic or vice versa

          Thursday, 19-Jan-17 21:16:20 UTC from web
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          mcscx mcscx

          there is also "dragostea"=love in Romanian… !listening "Haiducii - Dragostea Din Tei" https://youtu.be/MhuTaD-B4qs
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          Thursday, 19-Jan-17 21:28:10 UTC from quitter.se