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minus-squareLnrdrople@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoAh, Finnish army also has (or at least had) that unit of measurement, “pillukarva”, literally pussy hair.
minus-squareDozzi92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·9 months agoIs karva related to the Polish kurwa? I’m American and you guys are close to each other in my uneducated estimation, and so I feel like there’s gotta be something there right? And oldest profession is an old word. Merry Christmas, and thanks for the new word.
minus-squareLnrdrople@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIt sounds similar, but karva is hair. Finnish and Polish are pretty far apart as far as European languages go. Merry Christmas!
Ah, Finnish army also has (or at least had) that unit of measurement, “pillukarva”, literally pussy hair.
Is karva related to the Polish kurwa? I’m American and you guys are close to each other in my uneducated estimation, and so I feel like there’s gotta be something there right? And oldest profession is an old word.
Merry Christmas, and thanks for the new word.
It sounds similar, but karva is hair. Finnish and Polish are pretty far apart as far as European languages go. Merry Christmas!