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minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOld Slavic customary measurements had “foot”, but also “palm” and “elbow” (roughly forearm length), as well as some less obvious body part based measurements
minus-squareNeon 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️⚧️🇹🇼🇮🇱🏳️🌈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agohttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_(Einheit) The Elle / Yard / Forearm is one of the oldest and most common ways of measurement
Old Slavic customary measurements had “foot”, but also “palm” and “elbow” (roughly forearm length), as well as some less obvious body part based measurements
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_(Einheit)
The Elle / Yard / Forearm is one of the oldest and most common ways of measurement