fri., 24 aug., 2012: russian post-afghani blues, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

DARI:  دشمن — dušman ‡

RUSSIAN: душман — dušman  ‡‡

 

   ‡  )  Lit., Enemy

  ‡‡  )  Lit., Enemy = Afghan loan word used by both sides during the Afghanistan war from 1979 through 1989 (Etym., Dari, دشمن — dušman = enemy).

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