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genmaicha@stereophonic.space
leech (antiquated word for "doctor" in english) and лекарь (antiquated word for "doctor" in russian) both from the same PIE root
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@genmaicha is it a reference to bloodletting
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genmaicha@stereophonic.space
@georgia surprisingly it's the reverse. at least according to wiktionary, 'healer' was the older sense of the word, and I guess leeches were called healers on account of their bloodletting abilities.
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@genmaicha oh thats fascinating. leech has such a negative connotation now.
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@georgia actually wait, it looks like it meant "doctor" in proto-germanic but that in turn comes from a PIE word related to bloodletting
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@georgia if an actual linguistics nerd sees this he'll probably point out where I'm wrong
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@genmaicha i aspire to be a real linguistics nerd one day
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@georgia @genmaicha start opening Wiktionary as a hobby you'll get there very quickly
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