PulkoMandyI have just realized a very annoying thing: the "Austr-" in "Austria" means East, from German Öster. The "Austr-" in "Australia", on the other hand, means South, from Latin Australis.
Thank you, have a nice day.
Tim Bray@pulkomandy Wouldn't be surprised if there's a common root in Proto-Indo-European
@timbray yes, it seems Latin was confused about where the East is for a variety of hypothetical reasons: https://mastodon.social/@cagatayy/110865078639729196
Luo Binghe baculum truther@pulkomandy @timbray thanks, I hate it