I realized something yesterday: Polish poduszka (pronounced podooshka) and Russian подушка (pronounced similarly to Polish) have the elements pod (under, below) and a form of ucho (pronounced ookhoh, kh as in Scottish loch)/ухо, meaning ear, thence under the ear, as that's where you lay a pillow. But the interesting thing is that French also has a similar concept, the word oreiller, related to oreille (ear). Who knows what other languages have come up with a similar name?
Isso também mostra que a maioria das pessoas se deitam de lado...se não seria "podhlava". :D
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