Towards an etymology of some old-Russian chronicle toponyms (12th–16th century) Cover Image

К этимологии некоторых древнерусских летописных топонимов XII‒XVI вв.
Towards an etymology of some old-Russian chronicle toponyms (12th–16th century)

Author(s): Maksim Anatol'evich IUiukin
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Old Russian language; etymology; toponymics; hydronymics; anthroponymics

Summary/Abstract: In this article, new etymologies are proposed for several Old Russian chronicle toponyms: Vĭlěna: Slav. *vĭl- 'surge'; Vŭrgolŭ: the onomatopoeic stem vŭrg-, richly represented in Russian dialects; Losna: *lŭskĭnŭ(jĭ) 'shining'; Neščerda: the prefix Ne- + the frequent Baltic toponymical stem skerd-; Tunegŭ: *touk-n-'fertile' + the suffix -eg-; and others.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 143-165
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Russian