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Orbiting
Since: Nov, 2014
Bicorn
Since: Aug, 2009
10th Apr, 2016 02:02:58 PM
Not quite - I'm talking about the ones where the word isn't quite an English word, but sounds very similar to the English word the same or similar thing.
jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
10th Apr, 2016 04:18:02 PM
Inexplicable Cultural Ties or Orphaned Etymology?
Edited by jormis29 Working on cleaning up List Of Shows That Need Summary
Bicorn
Since: Aug, 2009
10th Apr, 2016 08:07:11 PM
I'd guess it could be considered a subtrope of Inexplicable Cultural Ties. Possibly worthy of its own page - Inexplicable Linguistic Ties maybe?
Is there a page for this one? When a word or concept in an alien or fantasy language sounds like mangled English (or other familiar language), despite there being supposedly no relation between the languages, e.g. "this refreshing beverage is called k'uffii". This is one of those that show up all the time in kids' media, but occasionally in other stuff too.