SC - Vodka
Charles Diters
shadowood at sprynet.com
Sun Jul 4 13:53:46 PDT 1999
Ras wrote:
> [Russian, from voda water; akin to Old English waeter water]
>
> First appeared circa 1803
>
> Ras
True, if all we're looking for the the English use of the word. I don't
have an historical Russian dictionary, but the earliest quote in OED (where
Ras probably got his info) is from a traveler's account, reporting on
extant Russian usage, that must predate the publication. Any linguists out
there?
Bjarni, lurking over Annora's shoulder
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