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umanwizard
on Oct 10, 2024
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On 17th century "cocaine"
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.
nicoburns
on Oct 10, 2024
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The word vodka is apparently derived from the Slavic word for water
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka#Etymology
umanwizard
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The word "whisky" is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word for "water", too. (Maybe that's what your sibling comment is referring to?)
kasey_junk
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Scottish?
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