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*''vavaralas'' and ''varaske'' looking similar? That's because a mosaic in Van is a "a collection of torn things". | *''vavaralas'' and ''varaske'' looking similar? That's because a mosaic in Van is a "a collection of torn things/things you tear". | ||
*The diminutive infix ''<ri>'' is a recycled favourite from an old sketch. | *The diminutive infix ''<ri>'' is a recycled favourite from an old sketch. | ||
*''lisat'' and ''sataka'' looking similar as well? Well, yes, these are two related nouns: a ruler and "things-used-to-rule-with" (laws) formed on the common root ''√sat-'' “to govern, rule”! | *''lisat'' and ''sataka'' looking similar as well? Well, yes, these are two related nouns: a ruler and "things-used-to-rule-with" (laws) formed on the common root ''√sat-'' “to govern, rule”! | ||
*''√mar-'' is a bit of a dark joke, being borrowed from Latinate 'mort-' with the semantic shift of “dead” → “stiff” → “upright”. | *''√mar-'' is a bit of a dark joke, being borrowed from Latinate 'mort-' with the semantic shift of “dead” → “stiff” → “upright”. | ||