Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square189linkfedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down10
arrow-up1200arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square189linkfedilink
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·20 hours agoMost of the words starting with ‘al’ in Spanish come from Arabic. I think the weirdest one is ‘ojala’ (I hope) which comes from “Inshallah”.
Most of the words starting with ‘al’ in Spanish come from Arabic. I think the weirdest one is ‘ojala’ (I hope) which comes from “Inshallah”.