[tied] Re: Germanic - Balto-Slavic connections?

From: Aigius
Message: 38845
Date: 2005-06-21

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Andy Howey <andyandmae_howey@...>
wrote:
> Given the close geographic proximity of Germanic with Baltic, and
especially that the Germans conquered and occupied much of the area
where the Prussians lived, a lot of the items listed below could
easily be loans from German into Prussian, etc.

Name Kailutis (Koilut) was mentioned in Lithuania in XIV century.
KAILAS > Kailutis.
Can there be connection between words GELTONAS, GOLD and ZELTS?
There was mointain Scardus in Thracia. I think that tribe
Scordisci derivered it's name from name of that mountain. Word
SKARDIƐKIAI in Lithuanian language means PEOPLE LIVING IN PLACE
NAMED Skardas or Skardis.
Can there be connection between town name Gordion and word GARDAS?
Can there be connection between town name Latium and word LATA?
There was town Vindava in Thracia.
Ptolemy located tribe Veltae in place where Baltic duchies
Nadruva, Semba and Skalva were later. I think that tribe Veltai
derivered it's name from word VELTI.
Town Serdica was in Thracia.
Part of word MINTIS was common in Baltic pagan names, for
example: Mindaugas, Mingailas, Mintautas, Mintaras, Minmantas,
Minbutas, Minbartas, Minalgas, Mingedas, Minginas, Mingintas,
Minkantas, Minvilas, Minas,...

Regards, Aigius