TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years. - eviltoast
Why is Earth called 'Earth'?
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It's our home planet. But have you ever wondered why it's called Earth? To understand our planet's name, we need to look at our language.
  • sunbather@beehaw.org
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    5 months ago

    Interesting hypothesis! It’s indeed likely this could be the case, it’s just unfortunate only one variant of Ainu remains and that it’s in quite a precarious position, but it’s fun to see different paths of how words picked up their meanings either way.