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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Przewalski Rhubarb Commando #203501 11/25/2011 7:13 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Przewalski is the Polish spelling of the name Przhevalski. The horses were named after a Colonel Nikolai Przhevalski. Why the Polish spelling I wouldn't know but why the Russian colonel is explained in the Wikipedia article. Tchotchke is from the Yiddish. See again Wikipedia form more info on tchotchkes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Przewalski Aayla Jones 11/25/2011 3:20 PM Re: Przewalski LukeJavan8 11/25/2011 4:31 PM Re: Przewalski Rhubarb Commando 11/25/2011 4:46 PM Re: Przewalski bexter 11/25/2011 4:59 PM Re: Przewalski LukeJavan8 11/25/2011 5:10 PM Re: Przewalski Rhubarb Commando 11/25/2011 5:35 PM Re: Przewalski Faldage 11/25/2011 7:13 PM Re: Przewalski BranShea 11/26/2011 9:00 PM Re: Przewalski Candy 12/31/2011 5:03 AM Re: Przewalski BranShea 01/02/2012 10:30 PM Re: Przewalski Candy 01/03/2012 12:37 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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