Mika and I were comparing the names of fingers and toes in different languages we know. Mika was saying that in addition to being called kusuri yubi (薬指 or "medicine or drug finger") and benisashi yubi (紅差指 or "lipstick finger"), Japanese people also call the "ring finger" mumeishi (無名指 or "no-name finger"). I think "no-name" is a pretty great name for a finger.
That’s quite funny, ‘cos the russian word for the “ring finger” is “безимянный палец” (bezimjannyj palets) which mean… “no-name finger” :)
Coincidence?
In Finnish, too (“nimetön”) :)
Your comment systems seems to be broken with respect to character sets :) (That incomprehensible jumble was supposed to be U+00E4)
In Sanskrit too. The ring finger is called anaamikaa which means nameless. I suspect it is an ancient proto Indo-European thing. (Though how the heck would it have gotten into Finnish or Japanese though?)
WOW! It is good name for a finger!
Also..
WOW! My comment system is broken in regards to character sets.
Well, the comments system should be fixed now thanks to a patch I have been sent by Jordi Mallach. Thanks Jordi!