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For some reason this has made me wonder what the most circuitous route for a loan word has been.

Imagine if “junta” had taken a trip up through Central Europe and then to the Scandinavians, then down, so we could pronounce it “yunta.”



I might put forth assegaai (a type of throwing spear)...?

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assegaai

Berber -> Arabic -> Spanish -> Dutch -> English

each link makes sense if you consider (in order) Caliph Al-Walid, Ferdinand and Isabella, Charles V (or Charles the Bold?), and William III




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