You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: My new office!View the full contextruth-girl (71)in #blog • 6 years ago From the alons to the salons... ahahahahahahahahaha! (Greeks will understand)
Is it connected with an oak tree?
I don't think so :P
does the word alon translate as an oak?
No, it's an expression for someone who gets "upgraded" in terms of social status.
από τα αλώνια, στα σαλόνια (apo ta alonia, sta salonia) = literally it means "from the threshing floors to the great halls" :P
This is a very interesting combination of consonant words.
We have a similar combination: "iz gryazi v knazi" - "from the dirt to the Kings".
alonia-salonia
gryazi-knazi
: )