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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by ivanhoe on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:15AM (#35626050)
yes, it's "mlin" or "mlyn" in a number of Slavic languages, and I just looked up it's etymology in Serbian and the book says it comes from old slavic "mъlinъ" which they say comes from the Latin root "molinum"
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