Etymology of some commonly used persisms in the Bosnian language Cover Image

Etimologija nekih općeupotrebnih persizama u bosanskom jeziku
Etymology of some commonly used persisms in the Bosnian language

Author(s): Elvir Musić
Subject(s): Lexis, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Institut za jezik
Keywords: etymology; Bosnian language; Persian language; onomastics;

Summary/Abstract: The author etymologizes Persian language lexemes, presenting commonly used persisms in Bosnian onomastics. In particular, the etymology of the examples of persism presented refers to the vocabulary present in the Bosnian language, which makes it universally applicable. The Bosnian language is extremely rich in words from other languages, especially Oriental languages (Arabic, Turkish and Persian), hence the author devotes his work to lexemes that include adaptations and borrowings from the Persian language. In the first place, it was sought to determine for which persisms incorporated into the Bosnian language it is possible to determine the most thorough etymological sequence, and then to enrich the vocabulary of the Bosnian language with the etymological sequence represented by the persisms recorded in the languages of the Persian language family of Iranian languages.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 377-393
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bosnian