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* Christian -> kirsan | * Christian -> kirsan | ||
* England -> Inan – ''Presumably Iran > Inon'' | * England -> Inan – ''Presumably Iran > Inon'' | ||
* Britain -> Pirten, Birten | * Britain -> Pirten, Birten <!--(Bintai < Britannia with -rt- dissimilation; also possible: Yuke(i))--> <!-- nation > net or nehen > nen? --> | ||
* Rabbit -> abi, nabi (bunny > bai?) | * Rabbit -> abi, nabi (bunny > bai?) | ||
====Obscure Examples==== | ====Obscure Examples==== | ||
* sai (confident affirmative) < "safe to say", "savvy". | * sai (confident affirmative) < "safe to say", "savvy". | ||
* kai (plural marker) < "guys" | * kai (plural marker) < "guys" (-> mikai, yukai<!--enkai, tenkai-->) | ||
* niti<!--~nichi~nuchi--> (free, freedom) <!--< nibiti -->< "liberty" | |||
===Sino-Xenic loans=== | |||
* dai (big) cf. Jp. dai <!-- da, dai --> | |||
* hak (school) cf. Jp. gaku <!-- hak ~ hok, gaku?--> | |||
* daihak (university) cf. Jp. daigaku | |||