OM om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org wrote in message . ..



...At the same time, since when did Laika mean "barker"?

IIRC, wasn't it confirmed it was Rossia Yazik for "bitch" around these
parts long ago?

I wouldn't want to testify to matters pertaining to subtle aspects
of Russian useage, but Laika does come from "laiat'", "to bark."
"Suka" is the usual word for "bitch" and is used in all of the
ways it is in English, and more. Russian can be quite colorful.