Folketymologies
Folketymology, also known as folk etymology or quasi-etymology, is a process where the form of an unfamiliar word is altered to resemble a familiar word or phrase. This alteration typically occurs in the minds of speakers who are unaware of the word's original etymology. The change makes the word seem more logical or understandable to them, based on their existing linguistic knowledge.
This phenomenon can happen across languages, where a foreign word is reinterpreted to sound like a native
Folketymologies are not based on actual linguistic history but on subjective interpretations and associations. They can