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vilius on March 20, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lithuanian is riddled with references to bees

“Bitė” - a bee, but similar word in English means “to bite”, which (if you have ever been bitten by a bee) realy makes sense. How do you know if there is an actual connection or just a coincidence?

Mediterraneo10 on March 20, 2018 | [–]

> How do you know if there is an actual connection or just a coincidence?

You look at an etymological dictionary for either language.

stavros on March 20, 2018 | [–]

Bees sting, they don't bite.

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