Mapping the words for kinship and family members in different language: sibling, brother, sister, aunt, uncle
Kinship

maps & other fictions
Mapping the words for kinship and family members in different language: sibling, brother, sister, aunt, uncle
Mapping the different anatomical terms across many foreign languages, like arm, finger, foot, leg and toe.
Color’s etymology Languages and colors share a fascinating connection that transcends borders and cultures. Etymologically speaking, the word “color” in different languages can be traced …
Nations’ names might change from language to another. Let’s see the patterns
Gastropods: When we talk about slugs, we need to talk about snails as well. Both belong to the class gastropods, a term invented by Georges Cuvier in …
The translation of “law” to other European languages faces several difficulties. In most European languages, as well as some others influenced by European languages, there …
From eleven to nineteen We can classify languages according to the way numbers from 10 to 19 are composed. Often languages compose numbers higher than …