unenkuva t1_j6gmtjb wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:24 AM Reply to ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam Sometimes it is after the tribe or area in the country that was the most familiar/closest to the country naming it. Like Germany being called 'Saksa' in Finnish because of the contact to the Saxons. Permalink 2
unenkuva t1_j6gmtjb wrote
Reply to ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam
Sometimes it is after the tribe or area in the country that was the most familiar/closest to the country naming it. Like Germany being called 'Saksa' in Finnish because of the contact to the Saxons.