An Attempt at an Etymological Analysis of Ptolemy´s Hydronyms of Eastern Balticum
An Attempt at an Etymological Analysis of Ptolemy´s Hydronyms of Eastern Balticum
Author(s): Václav BlažekSubject(s): Language studies, Geography, Regional studies, Lexis, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Baltic Languages
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: Geography; hydronym; etymology; calque; Germanic; Baltic; Balto-Fennic;
Summary/Abstract: The contribution analyzes four hydronyms from Eastern Balticum, recorded by Ptolemy in the mid-2nd cent. CE in context of witness of other ancient geographers. Their revised etymological analyses lead to the conclusion that at least three of them are of Germanic origin, but probably calques on their probable Baltic counterparts.
Journal: Acta Linguistica Lithuanica
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 76
- Page Range: 25-39
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English