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The word for enemy

posted 13 years ago by fgeorgio
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In Hindu the word is "Dusman"...It is the same in Turkish and Romanian.I found it strange

[–] indic 13 years ago

First aof all, the language is called 'Hindi', not 'Hindu'. Anyway, the word 'Dushman' is of Persian origin and it has entered the vocabulary of Iran's neighbouring countries directly and indirectly.