The mysterious name of the river Powa formerly Pokrzywnica Cover Image

Zagadkowa nazwa rzeki Powa dawniej Pokrzywnica
The mysterious name of the river Powa formerly Pokrzywnica

Author(s): Jerzy Duma
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: onomastics; hydronymy; the name of the river Powa

Summary/Abstract: The name of the river Powa was first recorded in 1887. Previously the river was calledPokrzywnica (1294 Koprziwniczam) : pokrzywa/koprzywa ‘nettle’. The newer name Powais puzzling when it comes to its structural and semantic interpretation.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 45-52
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish