Talk:蛾摩拉

@Justinrleung: Why do you think it came via Greek? Surely the missionaries had some Hebrew. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 02:12, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

@Metaknowledge: Because of the velar consonants. I'm not sure though. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 02:14, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

@Metaknowledge: Also see 所多瑪, which is definitely closer to the Greek than the Hebrew. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 02:17, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Good point. I guess it really depends on the language of borrowing — if it was Min Nan, then it all makes perfect sense. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 02:19, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

@Metaknowledge: I'm not sure if it entered via Min Nan, but other dialects (including some Mandarin dialects) have velar /ŋ/. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 02:25, 21 January 2020 (UTC)