Zagadkowa nazwa rzeki Powa dawniej Pokrzywnica
The mysterious name of the river Powa formerly Pokrzywnica
Author(s): Jerzy DumaSubject(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.
Journal: Prace Językoznawcze
- Issue Year: 18/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 45-52
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Polish
