I though it was complicated here in Australia where our states/territories (idk the differencd) all can have some very different rules and stuff
at least we have mostly clear borders
Yeah other languages normally get their swears from words for things that are considered taboo but english just has such a variety. We have swears/slurs that are related to:
bodily functions
bodily fluids
sex
relationships
some animals
being sent to hell
various other religious (mostly catholic) things
thinking you're better than others
thinking others are better than you
and probably some others that I've forgotten about/don't know of
But also not all words from those categories are swears and not all of those swears are always swears. We also have words that sound/look like swears but aren't. edit: it would appear that I am incorrect
Lol. My good laptop is
komputilo
(esperanto for "computer")