«Бывают странные сближенья…»: греческий юпсилон и глаголица
The Greek letter Y ψιλόν and Glagolitic Alphabet

Summary/Abstract: The author suggests new assumptions on the origin of glagolitic letters vědi v, ik 0 — u — 4, ju $, jus 5&, jer [: all these letters are derived from the Greek letter Y ψιλόν, which used to represent a group of sounds [v], [ü], [i]. In order to create different letters with different meanings, Constantine would turn the letter either to the left or to the right, thus changing the upsilon’s drawing.

• Details
• Contents