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Re:On 17th Century "Cocaine" by umanwizard on Thursday October 10, 2024 @07:52AM (#41797917)
Random tangent: now I’m curious if there are any languages where the word for alcohol and vodka (or whatever is locally the most common spirit) is the same. Seems plausible that there would be.
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Re:On 17th Century "Cocaine" by kasey_junk on Thursday October 10, 2024 @08:39AM (#41798220)
Scottish?
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Re:On 17th Century "Cocaine" by nicoburns on Thursday October 10, 2024 @09:24AM (#41798537)
The word vodka is apparently derived from the Slavic word for water https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka#Etymology
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Re:On 17th Century "Cocaine" by umanwizard on Thursday October 10, 2024 @09:34AM (#41798642)
The word "whisky" is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word for "water", too. (Maybe that's what your sibling comment is referring to?)
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