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Ποίος ’κ εςς αχούλ, εςς ποδάρια.

Poios ’k ess achoyl, ess podaria.

ONE SOURCE

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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.

IN STANDARD GREEKΌποιος δεν έχει μυαλό, έχει πόδια
IN ENGLISHIf you fail to plan, you make extra trips
ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Ποίος ’κ εςς αχούλ, εςς ποδάρια.

Whoever has no brain has legs Poor planning means more trips back and forth.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

  1. PLACECommunity; locality unidentified
  2. SOURCE 1PontosWorld contributors, «Παροιμίες #4» (community collection; accessed 2026); Παροιμίες #4, brains/legs open
  3. COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
  4. PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
  5. CHECKING NOTECommunity contribution; regional attribution often absent; Interpretive gloss; no source gloss provided

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