...and some things that I like about Serbian

In recent weeks, I’ve discovered a few [more-there are others] things I like about my nemesis, the Serbian language.

I like how some diseases are named. Diabetes is šećerna bolest, literally ‘sugar disease,’ but dijabetes is also used. Hepatitis is žutica, based on žut, yellow, although hepatitis is also an option. There’s a simple elegance to this. I like how the names of the diseases are transparent, not derived from Latin.

Yesterday, I learned that boots that reach towards one’s knees are called ‘deep’ while ankle boots are ‘shallow.’ Do you call them 'tall' and 'short' in English? I have spent more time than I would like to admit unsuccessfully trying to come up with how one says such things in my native language.

My immediate mental image upon learning this usage was of someone wading into boots as if they were water. Satisfying.