Just about everyone knows that we get the word vodka from the Russian "во́дка" (vódka).
Did you know that that's the diminutive of "вода́" (vodá) which means "water"? Well... I guess that's a pretty stupid question to be asking in a channel populated by language enthusiasts and learners. Let's pretend you don't, even if you do.
Here comes the kicker: both "water" and "вода́" come from the same Proto-Indo-European word, *wódr ("water").
C'mon, it's not that surprising... they basically look the same, right?
Besides, once you're really smashed they even taste the same.
Did you know that that's the diminutive of "вода́" (vodá) which means "water"? Well... I guess that's a pretty stupid question to be asking in a channel populated by language enthusiasts and learners. Let's pretend you don't, even if you do.
Here comes the kicker: both "water" and "вода́" come from the same Proto-Indo-European word, *wódr ("water").
C'mon, it's not that surprising... they basically look the same, right?
Besides, once you're really smashed they even taste the same.