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by stavros 1781 days ago
But it's not just the words, it's the idioms. There isn't much of a basis for voice cracks to be called "roosters" in both languages.
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Worth pointing out that modern Greek has borrowed a lot of words from other languages, including the Romance languages. For instance, the color grey is 'γκρίζος/grizos', from the Romance language words for gray (the more ancient alternatives would be πολῐός/polios and φαιός/fios, with only the latter surviving to modern times). I assume 'γαλάζιο/galazio' is somehow related to Spanish/French azul/azur as well, but can't find any sources.