minus-squareLimitless_screaming@kbin.earthtoCasual Conversation @lemm.ee•English breaks my brain... How is some languages end in -an, but others end in -ese, -ish, etc... [Open Discussion Thread on Languages and their Quirks]linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoIn Arabic it’s “Seen” (صين) with a Saad (ص) [sˤ]. It came from Persian “چین” (Cheen). Which came from Sanskrit. linkfedilink
In Arabic it’s “Seen” (صين) with a Saad (ص) [sˤ]. It came from Persian “چین” (Cheen). Which came from Sanskrit.