Talk:abyss

Two meanings in one?

English is not my mother tongue, but it seems to me that the 4th definition describes two very different meanings. Shouldn't they be mentioned separately?

I agree they are different things, but it might be an error by an earlier editor who misunderstood something. We should check the history first. Equinox ◑ 18:48, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Abyssinia

Does the ancient name of Ethiopia share roots with the word abyss? Ragityman 22:58, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

No, Abyssinia is from an Eastern language: compare Arabic حبشه (ḥabeši, “Abyssinian”), Persian حبش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”), Old Armenian խափշիկ (xapʻšik, “nigga”).