TIL
In Old Chinese, Jupiter (the star) was named *skots, because it traveled in the sky to measure time with its passage. The original meaning is compatible with “wanderers,” which is the original meaning of “Scot”-any member of Gaelic tribes of Northern Ireland that migrated to Scotland in the 5th century. (Correspondences of the Basic Words between Old Chinese and Proto-Indo-European)
1. Seems like a reach (even by historical linguistics standards, which are already pretty reachy). But the great thing is I found this while doing research for worldbuilding. So accuracy really doesn't matter. It's going right the hell into the universe anyway.
2. I love vacation.
1. Seems like a reach (even by historical linguistics standards, which are already pretty reachy). But the great thing is I found this while doing research for worldbuilding. So accuracy really doesn't matter. It's going right the hell into the universe anyway.
2. I love vacation.