Colm Ryan 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦 @woodpigeon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026TIL the French word for necktie, “cravat”, is named after Croatia (Hrvatska). A type of knotted handkerchief was worn by Croatian mercenaries during the Thirty Years War. This was noticed by the French, and soon it became part of French attire. 110
pierredelamer.bsky.social @pierredelamer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My late father taught me that the danish word "krabat" (meaning "an unruly person") was derived from "croat" 111
