Soap Word Journey to Australia
English soap W. Germanic *saipą Dutch *saipa Old English sāpe Middle English sapon Arabic ṣābūn Malay sabun Makassarese sabung Yolŋu jaabu How the Germanic word for soap reached Aboriginal Australia the concept of soap bypassing india
A map traces the Germanic root for “soap” across Europe and Asia into Aboriginal Australia, ending with the Yolŋu word “jaabu.” The joke is that the word’s route appears to bypass India entirely, prompting the reaction caption about soap taking an implausible linguistic detour. EN: A map traces the Germanic root for “soap” across Europe and Asia into Aboriginal Australia, ending with the Yolŋu word “jaabu.” The joke is that the word’s route appears to bypass India entirely, prompting the reaction caption about soap taking an implausible linguistic detour.
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- @eternalclassic / 59984 2024-11-03
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- absurd, sarcastic
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