alexthesillycat replied to your post: I'm gonna ask the big questions: which guay is the...
They both are “guay”, wich means cool in spanish uwu
// I just love how the word “guay” means cool in spanish even if etymologically it has nothing to do with the nations name haha
also here’s a fun fact that nobody asked for but I still want to share because I’m a fecking nerd and love talking about these nations:
Both Paraguay and Uruguay are names that come from the guaraní language, people however, aren’t 100% certain on their origin.
Paraguay could either mean:
“river that comes from the sea” (para = sea, gua = from, and y = water/river)
“river of crowns” (where paragua = feather crow and y = water/river)
or “river of the Payaguas” (the Payaguas were a tribe that lived in the region)
While Uruguay could mean:
“river of shellfish” ( uruguá = shellfish, y = water/river)
or “river of birds” ( uru = bird, gua = place/from, y = water/river)