False cognates

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Re: False cognates

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:ita: Venezia, :ukr: Vinnycia (Вінниця) seem potentially connected in etymology but still come from different PIE roots.

:ukr: Vinnycia may be closer to :ita: vendere in fact, but this connection is also unverified.
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:eng: cup :nld: kop :swe: kopp et.al vs. :som: koob
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Re: False cognates

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English "July" and French "juillet"
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VaptuantaDoi wrote: 16 Oct 2024 10:45 English "July" and French "juillet"
Whoa, so "July" and "juillet" aren't cognates? [O.O] Now I've heard everything.
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Re: False cognates

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Khemehekis wrote: 17 Oct 2024 02:15
VaptuantaDoi wrote: 16 Oct 2024 10:45 English "July" and French "juillet"
Whoa, so "July" and "juillet" aren't cognates? [O.O] Now I've heard everything.
juillet < juinet < juin-et "little June" < iūlius + -ittus
July < iūlius

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English con(as in con artist) v.s. Thai กล(gon) "magic: the art of producing illusions.", "trick: feat of magic; crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, etc, intended to deceive or cheat.", "fraud; deceit.", "engine; machine; motor."

Also Thai กล(gon) v.s. Finnish kone "machine, appliance"
she/her/they/them
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Ancient Greek: πυγή pȳgē 'the buttocks, bum, rump'
Mandarin: 屁股 pìgǔ 'the buttocks, bum, rump'
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:deu: German Los and :pol: Polish los both translate to fate (although they aren't necessarily the most common Synonym for that). Given the geographic proximity of the German and Polish language, you could expect them to be cognates by means of a loan word, but they don't seem to be related.
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Hmm, according to Wiktionary the Old Polish word is a loan from Old High German hloz.
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Re: False cognates

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:eng: I don't give a fuck
:cze: fuk (indifference or unimportance)

Je mi to fuk. ― I don't care.
To je fuk. ― It does not matter.
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