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Spread of four words for 'camel' across the Old World (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It seems キャメル (kyameru / camel) is far more common in Japanese then ラクダ (rakuta).

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if the first word was introduced to Japan by the Portuguese?

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 4 days ago

Isn't it Camel(l)o in Portuguese? Also going by the map above?