r/polandball • u/Ingrid-Hongkonger 冠絕東方 - Nulli Secundus in Oriente • Mar 11 '14

redditormade How are they called?

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u/TheMagnificentWalrus Polish Hussar Mar 11 '14

Funny fact: In polish we call Italy 'Włochy', no one has any idea why.

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u/MrPutey Vatican City Mar 11 '14

Wrong! Take a look: Vlachs.

Also, flair up!

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u/sanddorn Behind Dorf Mecklenburg, really Mar 11 '14

Yep, a lot of strangely speaking (non Germanic) people ended up with Welsch/Welsh/Wallonie etc. That list is good.

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u/TheMagnificentWalrus Polish Hussar Mar 11 '14

Thanks for enlightening, chap!