>Daniel Andreasson wrote:
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>
>> Although my favourite is "chichimecatl" (lang name >>"Chichimeca") =
which means "lineage of dogs" :D
and Brad Coon replied:
>Alas, this is an all too common folk etymology. =20
> << snip explanation >>
Oops... Perhaps I should be more critical in my reading. This was taken =
from "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language" by David Crystal, which is =
our main book in linguistics class. That's why I thought it was correct. =
Sorry. Anyone feel like notifying David Crystal? :)
/ Daniel Andreasson