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GUIDE: Special latin characters within Europe (files.catbox.moe)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Our long-lost cousins!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

BTW, did you know the name of the German state Bavaria, was changed from Baiern to Bayern in 1825, as king Ludwig considered himself a philhellenist, a big fan of Greece and Greek culture, and the letter 'y' being perceived as especially Greek character.