el1ab3lla t1_j6go3pe wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:35 AM

In Polish, the name for Italy is related to the word hair, and the name for Germany is derived from niemi ludzie, which translates to people of unintelligible speech.

BrotherM t1_j6gq8zx wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:54 AM

Lol, in Russian we also refer to Germans as mutes.

I can just imagine my ancestors at some point:

Hey Ivan, who are those people across that river?

Fucked if I know, Vasily, they're mutes!

Szpagin t1_j6ho8y9 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:03 PM

>In Polish, the name for Italy is related to the word hair

Please tell me you're joking. The name in reality comes from the Celtic tribe known as Volcae ("Wolkowie" in Polish), originating from present-day southeastern France.

Makes little sense, I agree.