Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 13, 2022The word serendipity comes serendip which is an old name for Sri Lanka. Which is currently fresh out of serendipity. Nominative irony?2332
Sid@ssjsid·Jul 13, 2022Replying to @vgrI think it was Serendib, but can’t deny the irony still. Living in Sri Lanka has been quite serendipitous, 💔 to see it like this.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @ssjsidAlt spelling, Wikipedia reports both. Appears to be derived from Sanskrit simhaladwipa4:51 AM · Jul 13, 20221 Like