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The slavic word for young unmarried woman, Devojka, does have same roots as the word Diva.
Description of Serbs by Londoners in 1896
http://books.google.com/books?id=9Ph...6%2C790&edge=0
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...ditional-Music
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in Greek:
boy = αγόρι/agori derived from ''άωρον>άγουρον/aoron>agouron'' which means unripe/immature
girl = κορίτσι/koritsi derived from ''κόρη>κορασίς/kore>korasis''. Kore was used for statues of young girls in ancient Greek.
Originally Posted by Graham
These two are the only similar terms to the Lithuanian words that I've seen in this thread so far.
Boy: berniukas, bernas
Girl: mergaitė, merga
Child: vaikas
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venetic (various)
boy: tòso / fio /fijolo - fijoo or ''bocia''
girl: tòsa / fia / fijoa
Bergamask (eastern Lombard):
Boy: Pötel
Girl: Pöta
Piemontese:
Boy: Fieul
Girl: Fija / Giovna
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more rare but ''mula'' too
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Can I ask a question about Azeri language? What is the difference between normal e and one that is up-side-down?
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