Word of the Week: slon – 'elephant'

05/05/2025
Word of the Week: slon – 'elephant'

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Episode Synopsis

Experts have argued over the exact origins of Czech’s distinctive word for ‘elephant’. It shares this word with other Slavic languages (for example, Polish słoń , Russian слон ), but where Slavic as a whole got it from is a linguistic puzzle.