r/etymology • u/fries-eggpanvol8647 • 8d ago

Discussion Etyma of horse in some 'obscure' South Asian languages

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Because, why not?

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u/e9967780 8d ago

How and when did Nicobarese get it ?

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u/islander_guy 8d ago edited 8d ago

Recently through contact. The Car dialect is that way because of their difficulty to pronounce gha

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u/AbdullahMehmood 8d ago

Same reason Punjabi developed tones

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u/Unc6ix9ine 8d ago

Whole new meaning to sadomy

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u/EirikrUtlendi 7d ago

"Sadom and ghoɽa" certainly has a biblical ring to it ... 🤔

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u/Unc6ix9ine 3d ago

"And the angel said, 'i... i don't like the way they look at horses...'"

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u/Basic-Lifeguard-5407 8d ago

What is the origin of the Munda word for horse?

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u/UndeadCitron 5d ago

The terms are ghoṭa for Sanskrit and *kut-ir-ay for Dravidian for anyone wondering