#we do have one word that is quite literally svastika tho. i forget which one that is. i think a sister-in-law??? i honestly don't know | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

mishkakagehishka · 10 months

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But i'm now wondering ab the etymology of nevěsta bc i know the joke that goes like "to a mother, her son's wife is nevjesta because nije vješta (she is not skilled), and to a woman, her husband's mother is a svekrva because za sve je kriva (everything is her fault)"

#that's the only reason why i remember daughter-in-law from the mother of the husband's pov and mother-in-law from the son's wife pov #oh and to any would-be croatian learners don't worry about it. none of us know all those names for relatives either #esp dialect speakers to me any guy my dad's age or older is an uncle and any woman my mom's age or older is an auntie #and dialectal means i also don't need to remember which word is for mom's siblings and which for dad's siblings #we do have one word that is quite literally svastika tho. i forget which one that is. i think a sister-in-law??? i honestly don't know

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