A new dictionary of Turkic loanwords in the Balkan and Carpathian languages and Ukrainian banuš ‘a sort of mamaliga’. Cover Image

Ein neues Wörterbuch der türkischen Lehnwörter in Balkan- und Karpatensprachen und ukrainisch bánuš ‘Maisbrei’
A new dictionary of Turkic loanwords in the Balkan and Carpathian languages and Ukrainian banuš ‘a sort of mamaliga’.

Author(s): Marek Stachowski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; diachrony; language contact; areal linguistics; linguistic history

Summary/Abstract: Some methodological problems of a new dictionary project are discussed here. It is also argued against the suggestion that the Ukrainian word banuš ‘a sort of mamaliga’ is a derivative of Turkish bal ‘honey’.

  • Issue Year: 17/2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 191-197
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: German