Talk:Veronica persica
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Name in Japanese
[edit]Looking at the Japanese version of this article, there is a blurb about the origin of the name. It is called "オオイヌノフグリ", which is literally "large dog's scrotum", not because the fruit looks like the scrotum of a large dog (it is actually more heart-shaped), but because the plant looks like a larger version of "イヌノフグリ" (dog's scrotum), which does in fact have scrotum-shaped fruit. I would love to include this interesting information in the English article, but I'm not sure how. Is it OK to cite another language's article? Should I just cite the Japanese article's primary sources? UnthinkingDepths (talk) 04:39, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi UnthinkingDepths. You can use the sources from another wiki, but it's always better to find an English source as or instead if you can. This was the best I could find in a quick Google: https://crafttabby.com/explore/kyoto-gyoen-flowers-spring. Also, if you use content from another wiki, you need to note in the edit summary: "Content copied from (link to article name); see that article history for full attribution". Not necessary if you create your addition entirely from the English source though. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 06:13, 23 August 2020 (UTC)