Why do multiple meanings of words so often map across languages

Eric_the_Cerise
2021-09-13T19:07:16Z

The English word 'crane' means a large bird or a giant lever-thing for moving heavy stuff. The Hungarian word 'daru' means both of the same things.

English and Hungarian are about as unrelated as languages get ... and yet, I keep bumping into parallels like that.

Thoughts, anyone?

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