▲ 139 ▼ Why words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific? (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 years ago by opalescent@lemmy.zip to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (2 children) 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖌𝖟𝖊𝖚𝖌 would like a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TanakaAsuka@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Honestly I can't think of a single European language where it is the case. German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, Basque... none of them sound like airplane. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, Spanish uses el avión and el aeroplane and Italian is l' aero which is just short for l' aeroplano. Gotta give him that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well because the words for air are aire and aria in Spanish and Italian respectively, and you know, aircraft fly through the air. Other languages base the word on the word fly. It would be weird naming the concept without using the words air of fly. Helicopter is a better example, while we're on the topic of flying machines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrQuint@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm wondering why they didn't choose a word like Television for this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Asudox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I don't think anyone here says Television instead of Fernseher. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Some say TV but with german pronunciation of the letters (te-faou) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago No they haven't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Germany is the red headed step child lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago The Deutsch and their « zeugs and Dings » I love that a culture so associated with attention to detail and precision engineering is just like « flugzeug, fuerzeug, schlagzeug, schreibzeug… » permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mmagnusson@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Icelandic would like a red-headed word. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TanakaAsuka@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Honestly I can't think of a single European language where it is the case. German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, Basque... none of them sound like airplane. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, Spanish uses el avión and el aeroplane and Italian is l' aero which is just short for l' aeroplano. Gotta give him that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well because the words for air are aire and aria in Spanish and Italian respectively, and you know, aircraft fly through the air. Other languages base the word on the word fly. It would be weird naming the concept without using the words air of fly. Helicopter is a better example, while we're on the topic of flying machines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] DrQuint@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm wondering why they didn't choose a word like Television for this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Asudox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I don't think anyone here says Television instead of Fernseher. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Some say TV but with german pronunciation of the letters (te-faou) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago No they haven't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, Spanish uses el avión and el aeroplane and Italian is l' aero which is just short for l' aeroplano. Gotta give him that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well because the words for air are aire and aria in Spanish and Italian respectively, and you know, aircraft fly through the air. Other languages base the word on the word fly. It would be weird naming the concept without using the words air of fly. Helicopter is a better example, while we're on the topic of flying machines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well because the words for air are aire and aria in Spanish and Italian respectively, and you know, aircraft fly through the air. Other languages base the word on the word fly. It would be weird naming the concept without using the words air of fly. Helicopter is a better example, while we're on the topic of flying machines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrQuint@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm wondering why they didn't choose a word like Television for this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Asudox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I don't think anyone here says Television instead of Fernseher. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Some say TV but with german pronunciation of the letters (te-faou) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago No they haven't. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Asudox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I don't think anyone here says Television instead of Fernseher. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Some say TV but with german pronunciation of the letters (te-faou) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago No they haven't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, I don't think anyone here says Television instead of Fernseher. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Some say TV but with german pronunciation of the letters (te-faou) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Some say TV but with german pronunciation of the letters (te-faou) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Germany is the red headed step child lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago The Deutsch and their « zeugs and Dings » I love that a culture so associated with attention to detail and precision engineering is just like « flugzeug, fuerzeug, schlagzeug, schreibzeug… » permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mmagnusson@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Icelandic would like a red-headed word. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago The Deutsch and their « zeugs and Dings » I love that a culture so associated with attention to detail and precision engineering is just like « flugzeug, fuerzeug, schlagzeug, schreibzeug… » permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mmagnusson@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago Icelandic would like a red-headed word. permalink fedilink source parent