New perspectives in Karaim etymology? The origin of Lutsk Karaim kemec ‘1. soldier; 2. Russian (person)’*)
New perspectives in Karaim etymology? The origin of Lutsk Karaim kemec ‘1. soldier; 2. Russian (person)’*)
Author(s): Michał NémethSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; Lutsk Karaim; Eastern Yiddish; Polish; Russian; soldier; gaiters; borrowing.
Summary/Abstract: According to KRPS, kemec ‘1. soldier; 2. Russian (person)’ is native Lutsk Karaim. Since the word lacks any cognates on Turkic ground, in the present paper an attempt is made to link the word to Germ. Kamasche ‘gaiters’ and to explain its phonetic shape as being a consequence of the influence of the language of Polish Jews.
Journal: Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia (SEC)
- Issue Year: 18/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 91-103
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
