Friday, 27 January 2023

Onos

Ancient Greek, ὄνος (ónos) = ass, donkey...

According to Wiktionary, etymology = uncertain. Perhaps from Pre-Greek...

Hmmmmm...I wonder what Pre-Greek language could it be?

Slavic 

"o" = on, on top

"nos" = carry

onos = o + nos = on + carry...

What are donkeys used mostly for???

Mysterious coincidence...

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    1. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86

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  2. "Mose" from ancient Egyptian birth/born, perhaps related, bear/born/borne, maybe 'drawn from'. Onager is semi-wild Asian ass.

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  3. Anc Grk onos : ass, donkey
    related to Lat asinus,
    "probably from same source as Sumerian anše 'ass'" (Watkins)
    onager < Gk onagros < onos + agrios 'wild'

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