Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square215linkfedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down12
arrow-up1223arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square215linkfedilink
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day 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”.