#granted the settlers did butcher it quite a bit. but a certain degree of change generally happens anyway when different languages meet

[loumauve]

the most fascinating part about tracking international packages is seeing all the places in the US it goes through

#I don't particularly care about geography. I'm shit at memorizing names and locations #but I do love to see the places they go through. and the names. especially when they sound like they belong elsewhere #like.. Jamaica is sth that exists in NY and turns out it stems from a native american word for beavers #(yamecah - from the language of the Lenape) #granted the settlers did butcher it quite a bit. but a certain degree of change generally happens anyway when different languages meet #interestingly enough the origin of the name of the island stems from the aboriginal Arawak who named it Xaymaca #which means 'land of wood and water' (which is kind of what beavers are all about. but that's just my personal brain association) #(I'm not saying that it's related. also not saying it's not related. just that my brain was pleased to draw silly conclusions) #all that to say - I love learning facts. even if I don't remember them for long #a day in the life of..