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Why there are such different names for German language in different languages?
German
Deutsch
Немецкий (nemetsky)
Tysk
Apr 19, 2020 12:00 AM
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You could also watch this video: <a href="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GtWfXESskQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GtWfXESskQ</a>
; (Explaining the Many Names of Germany/Deutschland/Allemagne etc.)
April 19, 2020
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That's a very interesting question. As I had no idea why is it so I decided to google it. It turns out that every of that word is an orignal one, because Germany was a new country in 1872.
Here's more detailed explanation
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-word-Germany-so-different-in-other-languages
btw, I think you ask very interesting questions on italki
April 19, 2020
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In Arabic, too, the word for “German” is very different.
الألمانية
(pron.: al-almaniyya). Kind of interesting.
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I've also found out it is 'saksa' in Estonian, 'vācu' in Latvian, and 'Vokiečių' in Lithuanian.
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damngoodadvice, it is likely from French. The Slavic word was borrowed in Arabic as a name of Austria, "nimtsa".
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