Friday, July 31, 2009

summer

etun : summer

The Tarijan word for summer is etun. Etun is an uncommon last name.

In other languages:
In Ainu etun translates to borrow.

How I came up with this word:
Etun is a mixture of the transliterated word for summer in Russian which is leto (лето), and the transliterated word for summer in Mongolian which is zun (зун).

Sunday, July 19, 2009

lead

svigal : lead

The Tarijan word for lead is svigal. Svigal is a rare last name.

How I came up with this word:
Svigal is a mixture of the transliterated word for lead in Russian which is svinets or svinec (свинец), and the transliterated word for lead in Mongolian which is khar tugalga (хар тугалга).