Something about socks

Names, naming and words by Lois

IMG_20141226_121915[1]I love socks, especially stripy ones… these ones aren’t stripy but they are two of a dozen odd socks my daughter gave me for Christmas They are amazing I love them! There are no pairs so every time you put them on you have different feet!

The origin of the word comes maybe from Ancient Greek for a sort of shoe, or maybe from a more ancient language from the area we now call Turkey, or maybe it was from Scandinavian languages… all meaning something you wear on your foot.

A similar sounding word appears in many languages, but there are all sorts of other words too! (I particularly like ŝtrumpeto!)

 

  • sokkie/sok/sokk/sukka/Socke/sokkur/socka/zokni/zeķe
  • çorap/čarapa/ciorap
  • ayaqqabı içliyi
  • galtzerdi
  • mitjó
  • ponožka
  • ŝtrumpeto
  • medyas na maikli
  • chaussette/chosèt
  • peúga
  • thom khwm
  • kaus kaki
  • calzino
  • pedale
  • puskojinė
  • suletta
  • tōkena
  • skarpetka
  • ponožka
  • nogavica
  • sharaabad
  • calcetín
  • paypoq
  • hosan

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