Questions tagged [false-cognate]
Questions about pairs of words which may look similar in form and meaning, but actually come from two different etymological roots. Not to be confused with "false friend". // Preguntas sobre pares de palabras que, aun teniendo una escritura y significado similares, vienen de dos raíces etimológicas distintas. No confundir con "false friend".
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Does a synonym for “burro” exist in Spanish, cognate to Sicilian “sceccu”?
I am trying to understand the etymology of the Sicilian word "sceccu", which means "burro". Some common explanations for its etymology are that it derives from Turkish eşek ("donkey") or Arabic شيخ ("...
