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Spread of four words for 'camel' across the Old World (sopuli.xyz)
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderwort

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[-] zloubida@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Κάμηλος (kámēlos) existed in Greek before Alexander adventures (we find it in Herodotus, Agatharchus or the Septuagint); an etymology book I have says it probably comes from Babylonian, but doesn't explain why.

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

an etymology book I have

Name, please. Inquiring word nerds must know more.

[-] zloubida@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It's a French book but there's a good etymological dictionary of Greek in English online: https://archive.org/details/etymological-dictionary-of-greek_202306/mode/1up

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I'm cool with a book being in French. I have a Spanish language etymological dictionary, too. I kind of collect etymology sources, actually - I've got another etymology book of the English language, and even one of Persian.

Which is why your link is going right into my Favorites list. ❤️

[-] zloubida@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

My book is an older (and cheaper 😅) version of this book: Pierre Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque

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