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'Armata' doesn't come from Turkish and Latin, it comes from Greek - weapon.
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flamming_python wrote:'Armata' doesn't come from Turkish and Latin, it comes from Greek - weapon.
in greek language "arma" means tank
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George1 wrote:flamming_python wrote:'Armata' doesn't come from Turkish and Latin, it comes from Greek - weapon.
in greek language "arma" means tank
Mystery solved
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I am not a linguist but to me some sputnik´s translations seem to be not precise enough. Of course I might be wrong.
it was not about role playing games I presume 
I guess they meant foundling (podrzutek in Polish
Betta ask Russian natives to me it sound more like a cabbage wormGeorge1 wrote:The Origins of Russia's Funny Weapon Names Finally Revealed
the fire control vehicle 1V152, nicknamed the 'Kapustnik' (roughly 'Cabbage Festival')
OK but handcuffsGeorge1 wrote:
the 'Nezhnost' (Tenderness) handcuffs
it was not about role playing games I presume George1 wrote:
the 'Podkidysh' (Abandoned Baby)
I guess they meant foundling (podrzutek in Polish
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flamming_python wrote:George1 wrote:flamming_python wrote:'Armata' doesn't come from Turkish and Latin, it comes from Greek - weapon.
in greek language "arma" means tank
Mystery solved
oh no no no in Polish this means cannon it is from this
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