▲ 210 ▼ How do names of countries get translated? What is the reason why Nippon/Nihon is called Japan or Ellada is called Greece in English? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 3 years ago by pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Reminds me of not adopting the metric system. A combination of history and inertia. permalink fedilink source parent