Why did the english language rename other countries? Ex german=duetsch
It's called endonym and exonym. Endonym is a name people use to describe themselves, exonym is what others describe them. Every language and every country has endonyms and exonyms.
The Short Answer
It's called endonym and exonym. Endonym is a name people use to describe themselves, exonym is what others describe them. Every language and every country has endonyms and exonyms. In english, they come either from the way people pronounce a place (Spain versus España), or they come from other languages (Greece is a latin name for the country, and the english adapted it. In local language it is called Hellas, in Turkish it is Yunanistan, in.. arabic I think, it's called Rum, etc).
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Key Concepts: Called, it's, endonym
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It's called endonym and exonym. Endonym is a name people use to describe themselves, exonym is what others describe them. Every language and every country has endonyms and exonyms. In english, they come either from the way people pronounce a place…
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