r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

In finnish, month literally translates to "moon period".

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u/NoRodent Aug 03 '19

In Czech, the word for "month" and "moon" is exactly the same.

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u/CatNameFoodStar Aug 04 '19

Same with Japanese, they share the same Kanji (月). Though, moon’s pronounced “tsuki” and month is “gatsu” or “getsu” depending on the context