Re: [tied] Etymology of "Warsaw"

From: george knysh
Message: 33995
Date: 2004-09-04

--- petusek <petusek@...> wrote:

> > petusek wrote:
> > >
> > > In Czech, the feminine of "kra:l" is "kra:lovna"
> < OCz kra:lovna =
> > > "king's daughter" (kra:lov being probably
> gen.sg. of kra:l, and -na =
> > > feminine noun deriv.)
> > >
> > > Petusek
> >
> >
> > it won't explain the missing of "n" in "Craiova".


****GK: In Ukr., the feminine of korol' (king /fullv.
of course/ is "koroleva" (= queen). "Here also
"korolivna" is "princess, royal daughter" and
"korolevych" =prince, royal son.*****




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