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Originea toponimului Borșa: puncte de vedere
The Origin of Toponimic Borșa: Viewpoints

Author(s): Victor V. Vizauer
Subject(s): Oral history, Social history, Semantics
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Borsa; Onomastics; Toponymy; Etymology; Maramures;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I tried to answer the questions regarding the origin and meaning of the Toponym Borșa (Maramureș county). In oder to achieve this goal, firstly I have gathered most of the opinions and thoughts expressed by historins and linguists regarding Borșa; secondly, I have organized this points of view for a better perspective on the issue. I also briefly analyzed the most important opinions and thoughts, finally showing which of them seems the most plausible at this stage of the research.

  • Issue Year: LX/2021
  • Issue No: 60
  • Page Range: 497-503
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian