The Slavic Ornithonymic Stem *solv- and Hittite šal(u)w-: Tracing Indo-European Ornithonymic Nomenclature
The Slavic Ornithonymic Stem *solv- and Hittite šal(u)w-: Tracing Indo-European Ornithonymic Nomenclature
Author(s): Metka FurlanSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Historical Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Slavic languages; Hittite; Proto-Slavic; Proto-Indo-European; lexicon; etymology; ornithonyms; Luscinia
Summary/Abstract: This article reexamines the connection between the Slavic ornithonyms for ‘nightingale’ (Luscinia sp., esp. L. megarhynchos)’, *solṷьcь, *solṷьь, and so on, and Hittite šaluwai-, šaluwaja-, šalwini-, which Blazek (1998) already briefl y drew attention to.
Journal: Балканско езикознание / Linguistique balkanique
- Issue Year: 59/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 5-17
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
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