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gp · 11th July 2022, 03:40 PM

Concerning " Baba Kamas" :

in many slavic countries :

Kama means knife
Baba means grandmother….

but baba also is used in “ baba Jaga “ : a magical wild dark witchy deadly woman

When citing names one has to incorporate the cultural and linguistic significance in order to explain the item ‘ s name and understand.

This is quite typical for many slavic regions and countries to give nicknames, which in oneway might symbolize something with regards to the use or nature of the object or another way gives a touchy, sometimes kind, sometimes mischievous or quite serious or slightly humoristic name to a deadly weapon.
A “ Granny ‘ s knife “ or even “ the witch’s dagger “ is quite sarcastic or ironical in a way for a deadly weapon….

FYI : Not only objects but also people have met with this change of name …
(think of the Ossetian Ioseb Jughashvili or the Croat Josip Broz)

11th July 2022, 03:40 PM	#3
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 823	Concerning " Baba Kamas" : in many slavic countries : Kama means knife Baba means grandmother…. but baba also is used in “ baba Jaga “ : a magical wild dark witchy deadly woman When citing names one has to incorporate the cultural and linguistic significance in order to explain the item ‘ s name and understand. This is quite typical for many slavic regions and countries to give nicknames, which in oneway might symbolize something with regards to the use or nature of the object or another way gives a touchy, sometimes kind, sometimes mischievous or quite serious or slightly humoristic name to a deadly weapon. A “ Granny ‘ s knife “ or even “ the witch’s dagger “ is quite sarcastic or ironical in a way for a deadly weapon…. FYI : Not only objects but also people have met with this change of name … (think of the Ossetian Ioseb Jughashvili or the Croat Josip Broz)