in Arabic, for example, the most common one is “The Straw Way” (درب التبانة—Darb al-Tabānah), after the sheafs of straw dropped by farmers on their way back from the fields. In India, the Milky Way is known as the “Heavenly Ganges” (आकाशगंगा—ākāśagaṅgā) and stretches across the belly of a cosmic dolphin.

There are plenty of other names in the link, definitely worth a read

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

When we form a global government, first order of business is to pick the least embarrassing language for our interstellar civilization.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

So english and french are super denied

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Embarrasing in front of whom, the aliens?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That's the joke.