How To Say The Word “Map” In Different European Languages – Brilliant Maps

The
map
above
is
a
bit
meta
and
shows
the
origin
of
how
to
say
the
word
map
in
various
European
countries.

• Red
  =
  From
  Ancient
  Greek
  
  
  khartés
  (“paper”)
• Blue
  =
  From
  Latin
  
  
  mappa
  (“napkin”)
• Purple
  = 
  Both
  words
  are
  used
• Yellow
  =
  Other
  word:
  Irish:
  léarscáil,
  Hungarian:
  térkép,
  Slovene:
  zemljevid,
  Lithuanian:
  žemėlapis

Below
you
can
find
a
complete
list
of
words
from

Europe
in
a
Day:

1. Albanian
   –
   Harta
2. 
   Arabic
   –
   خريطة
   (Kharita)
3. Armenian
   –
   Քարտեզ
   (Kartez)
4. Azerbaijani
   –
   Xəritə
5. Basque
   –
   Mapa
6. Belarusian
   –
   Карта
   (Karta)
7. Bulgarian
   –
   Карта
   (Karta)
8. Catalan
   –
   Mapa
9. Croatian
   –
   Karta
10. Czech
    –
    Mapa
11. Danish
    –
    Kort
12. Dutch
    –
    Kaart
13. Estonian
    –
    Kaart
14. Faroese
    –
    Kort
15. Finnish
    –
    Kartta
16. French
    –
    Carte
17. Georgian
    –
    რუქა
    (Ruka)
18. German
    –
    Karte
19. Greek
    –
    Χάρτης
    (Khártis)
20. Greenlandic
    –
    Nunap
    Assinga
21. Hungarian
    –
    Térkép
22. Icelandic
    –
    Landakort
23. Irish
    Gaelic
    –
    Léarscáil
24. Italian
    –
    Mappa
25. Jèrriais
    –
    Carte
26. Latin
    –
    Mappa
27. Latvian
    –
    Karte
28. Lithuanian
    –
    Žemėlapis
29. Low
    German
    –
    Koort
30. Luxembourgish
    –
    Landkaart
31. Macedonian
    –
    Карта
    (Karta)
32. Maltese
    –
    Mappa
33. Manx
    –
    Caslys
34. Monégasque
    –
    Carta
35. Northern
    Sami
    –
    Kárta
36. Norwegian
    –
    Kart
37. Polish
    –
    Mapa
38. Portuguese
    –
    Mapa
39. Romanian
    –
    Hartă
40. Russian
    –
    Карта
    (Karta)
41. Scots
    Gaelic
    –
    Mapa
42. Serbian
    –
    Карта
    (Karta)
43. Slovak
    –
    Mapa
44. Slovene
    –
    Zemljevid
45. Spanish
    –
    Mapa
46. Swedish
    –
    Karta
47. Swiss
    German
    –
    Chartä
48. Turkish
    –
    Harita
49. Ukrainian
    –
    Карта
    (Karta)
50. Welsh
    –
    Map

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