Talk:Etymology of the word Jew

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[edit] Other languages

It would be helpful to include a list of the different words for "Jew" in various languages, and the sources of their etymologies. An example of such a list (for "Germany") can be seen at Names for Germany. - Emiellaiendiay 00:38, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Or, just go to http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jew#Translations --Keeves 01:27, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. A link then, maybe? That pages is helpful, but unfortuantely it provides no explanation for the origins of some (e.g. the Slavic and related ones) that are so different from the usual. -Emiellaiendiay 01:35, 17 September 2006 (UTC)