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Knabo etymology

kelle poolt Noah, 30. aprill 2005

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Noah (Näita profiili) 30. aprill 2005 1:06.38

JoyGerhardt (Näita profiili) 13. mai 2005 1:20.17

German "Knabe".

Jhoanna (Näita profiili) 21. november 2005 21:10.10

The Old English word for boy was "se cnapa," pronounced /se knapa/.  That's what I think of when I see the word "knabo," though I'm sure Zamenhof didn't have much if any knowledge about Old English.

*"se" is the Old English masculine form of the Modern English "the."

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