On the Etymology of the Middle Bulgarian Anthroponyms Асѣнь (Asěn) and БѣлгꙊнь (Bělgun)
On the Etymology of the Middle Bulgarian Anthroponyms Асѣнь (Asěn) and БѣлгꙊнь (Bělgun)
Author(s): Hristo SaldzhievSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, South Slavic Languages, Turkic languages
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Turkic (Kipchak) hypothesis; Romance hypothesis; anthroponyms Асѣнь (Asěn); Бѣлгꙋнь (Bělgun)
Summary/Abstract: The present article addresses the etymology of two Middle Bulgarian anthroponyms, Асѣнь (Asěn) and Бѣлгꙋнь (Bělgun). The Turkic hypothesis of their origin is critically considered and refuted because of phonetic and semantic discrepancies. On the basis of recently discovered ancient documents, the evidence of medieval sources, especially the correspondence between Tsar Kaloyan and Pope Innocentius III and analysis of early medieval Bulgarian anthroponyms, arguments in favor of a Romance hypothesis for the origin of both anthroponyms are suggested.
Journal: Балканско езикознание / Linguistique balkanique
- Issue Year: 63/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 16-29
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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