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minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoCargo? The van is designed to fit an entire lake inside!
minus-squareVenator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoSurprisingly, Lake Van and vehicle vans appear to be etymologically unrelated. Apparently they originate from entirely different language families and geographic roots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urartian_language https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caravan
minus-squarehomik@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoAh, and you can fit a lot of cargo in a lake. That’s clever.
Cargo? The van is designed to fit an entire lake inside!
Surprisingly, Lake Van and vehicle vans appear to be etymologically unrelated. Apparently they originate from entirely different language families and geographic roots:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urartian_language
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caravan
Ah, and you can fit a lot of cargo in a lake. That’s clever.