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[Dag-Erling Smorgrav]

Sêrêciya Kurdistanî <sereciya at kurdistan.ath.cx> writes:
>   The Kurdish verb "levandin" means "to move"
>                     ^^^
>   Ez dilevim // I move
>  
>   In French the verb "se laver" means "to wash"; you "move" your hands against
>                          ^^^                     eachother (rub) them to wash

False etymology.  You could, however, compare Kurdish "levandin" with
French "lever" (to lift, to rise).

(BTW, there is an archaic English verb "to lave" which can describe a
variety of actions, including washing or bathing, which involve the
movement of water)

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des at ofug.org