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Eiríkr Útlendi
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Localization engineer by day, language geek by night. Very interested in etymologies and the historical development of language over time. Active on the English Wiktionary.

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Why is the term オナニー written in katakana?
Mar 16, 2017
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Does the on'yomi of 輪 (リン) have any relation to the English "ring", or is it a coincidence?
Oct 28, 2019
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Why does "fu" changes to "pu" while it's not started with "h"?
Nov 5, 2020
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Does 左様なら (sayōnara) have Chinese roots?
Jun 3, 2020
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Are there any old loanwords from Korean, especially any not written in katakana?
Apr 25, 2014
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Why were hiragana and katakana never merged into one system?
Sep 1, 2022
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Why can't だ be used after an I-adjective?
Feb 6, 2017
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What does the highlighted portion of this handwritten Kanji say?
Jan 31, 2017
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Is ま (ma) related to ほ (ho) or は (ha) related to よ (yo)? What does adding a bar to the left mean?
Apr 1, 2020
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No word for "time" until 1871?
Feb 14, 2017
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