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Re:Lithuanian is riddled with references to bees by vilius on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @06:07AM (#16627196)
“Bitė” - a bee, but similar word in English means “to bite”, which (if you have ever been bitten by a bee) realy makes sense. How do you know if there is an actual connection or just a coincidence?
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Re:Lithuanian is riddled with references to bees by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @08:31AM (#16627923)
> How do you know if there is an actual connection or just a coincidence?

You look at an etymological dictionary for either language.

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Re:Lithuanian is riddled with references to bees by StavrosK on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @07:47AM (#16627671)
Bees sting, they don't bite.
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