All Slavic languages: Etymology of slon/слон - WordReference …
Mar 8, 2011 · Hello According to Wiktionary, the etymology of slon/слон and its various other Slavic cognates goes through Proto-Slavic *slonъ with the possible origin being a "medieval …
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Nov 17, 2011 · I can think of two in Russian: Слон в посудной лавке /slon v posudnoy lavke/ - Bull in the china shop (lit. elephant in the dishes shop) Делать из мухи слона /delat iz mukhi …
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Apr 26, 2007 · In Russian we say слон в посудной лавке /slon v posudnoy lavke/ (elephant in a china shop), but the meaning is different, it is someone who lacks finesse (literally or …
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Jul 1, 2010 · As regards chess, I think the reason for the name is uncertain, but one explanation which seems plausible to me is that the piece known as the bishop in Russian (slon) means an …
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Sep 9, 2007 · How would you say this in your langauge please? What would be its literal translation into English? I've noticed that some languages use different types of animals and …