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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Funny cause caillou is bald but means rock in French

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    You mean it means both bald AND rock in French?

    It's not really surprising. The differences between Finnish/Estonian are usually small shifts in development. E.g. kallio means rock in Finnish - not too far from kalju. And it's easy to see why such a word could mean both.

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