Re: [tied] Fw: Sorok i devianosto

>>By the way, is anyone aware of the etymology of
> the
> > > appropriate Germanic words?
> > >
> > > Sergei
> >
> >
> 'Ordbog over det danske sprog' says < Lat. serica "silk"
>
> > Torsten

Thanks, Torsten. Considering the fact the word isn't native in Germanic
anyway and taking into account Lith. _s^ar~kas_ 'kind of clothes', I
wouldn't exclude a borrowing from Slavic into Germanic.

Sergei