Polskie karawana i karawan na tle innych języków słowiańskich i niektórych zachodnioeuropejskich
Polish karawana ‘caravan’ and karawan ‘hearse’ in the context of other Slavonic and some West European languages
Author(s): Marek StachowskiSubject(s): Language studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Studies of Literature
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: etymology; Eurolinguistics; Slavonic; Persian; Turkish; loanwords; language contact
Summary/Abstract: The traditional Oriental etymology of Polish karawana ‘caravan’ seems to be self-evident and somewhat trivial. This author aims to show that the transmission channels from the Orient into both Slavonic and Western European languages are far more complex than previously thought.
Journal: LingVaria
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 183-197
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish