--- In
cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski"
<piotr.gasiorowski@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski
> <piotr.gasiorowski@...> wrote:
> > 27-06-03 07:12, alex wrote:
>
> > [of Alb. <-ar>] I wouldn't be surprised if its origin were mixed,
> both Latin and Slavic, as in Romanian...
>
> On second thoughts, I'd say that it's exclusively of Slavic (and
thus
> relatively late) origin. Latin -a:rius would have changed into <-
oj>.
>
> Piotr
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According to G. Meyer, Jokl, Weigand, Jordan, Pascu, Sandfeld, this
common suffix in all Balkan languages, is derived from Latin -arius.
There are many facts that it could be from Illyrian too (cf.
Audarus, Longarus, Dardanians king, Leucaros, Masaros and I will add
also Blaedar, according to Pokorny closly related to Alb. adjective
<i blerë> 'pale' < *bl@...
I don't know such cases where Lat. arius has changed to > oj.
It will be crasy to be true.
Konushevci