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- Bit of trivia: the Chinese word for honey 蜜 (Mandarin mì, Cantonese mat6, Japanese mitsu) may be a borrowing from Tocharian, cognate with the English word "mead".by retrac
- The next step is to add Tocharian to Babbel and Duolingo ;-)by slwvx
- Wait wait wait: so Xinjiang is an inalienable part of Europe?
For those interested in an overview of the history of the area in an historic dramatic frame of reference I can recommend the group of short stories published as Life Along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield.
- Fun to read this in light of this other post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279627by falaki