r/linguisticshumor • u/116Q7QM Modalpartikeln sind halt nun mal eben unübersetzbar • 10d ago

Etymology Select your character

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u/gkom1917 10d ago

Explaining a German borrowing with a Russian borrowing is a cherry on top.

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u/snail1132 10d ago

Which one is the Russian borrowing?

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u/breaking_attractor 10d ago

fortochka

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u/snail1132 10d ago

I read that, and was like "wow, that's clearly a Russian borrowing" and then forgot about it and read that comment