Same in Spanish
Mamífero = Mammal
Mamar = To suck
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hOrni@lemmy.world 11 months ago
In Polish the word for “mammals” is “ssaki” which comes from “ssać” which means “to suck”. So we are all suckers in Polish.
gex@lemmy.world 11 months ago
samus12345@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s interesting that the Polish word is so similar to the English word, since Polish is of Slavic origin and English is Germanic.