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LanzVonL on Jan 7, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The journey of the Roman gladius and other swords

Interesting to note that the old Nepalese word for the Kukri is Kepis.

ted_bunny on Jan 7, 2024 [–]

Why's that?

LanzVonL on Jan 8, 2024 | [–]

Because it quite resembles the khopesh, from ancient Egypt. And the word is nearly the same too.

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