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Post language based mysteries and /int/ solves them
>English
Cell: a small room in which a prisoner is locked up
Cell: the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
Cell: a mobile phone
>Polish
komórka: a small room in which a prisoner is locked up
komórka: the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
komórka: a mobile phone
I always wondered why these 3 unrelated things shared the same word for 2 mostly unrelated languages
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>>76089072
>unrelated
Are you an idiot ?
The all share the fact that they are individual entities. It makes perfect sense to describle them as cell.
The fzct that is common in both language must be because of loans. In french cellule (de prison)/cellule(biologique)/(téléphone) cellulaire exists as well
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>>76089375
>Are you an idiot ?
yes
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>>76089653
It's alright anon. Maybe they'll have a second hand brain somewhere at the store
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>>76089072
Why does : au, aux, haut, eau, eaux and ô sound the same in fronch
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