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throwaway82i4
on Jan 7, 2024
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The journey of the Roman gladius and other swords
As mentioned below, a different sword is called Kukris. In Norwegian and Swedish, we have the word "kuk" that is a slang for the similarly named English "cock"
Maybe there is a connection there as well?
ted_bunny
on Jan 7, 2024
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Only if the root is the same in Nepalese.
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Maybe there is a connection there as well?