Re: Taurisci and Przeworsk

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

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> At 4:28:37 PM on Sunday, March 23, 2008, tgpedersen wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > BTW, my story can accomodate some more facts: PGerm.
> > *kuningas is "king" in Germanic, but "prince" in Slavic.
>
> I don't see anything to accommodate.

Of course you don't.

> PGmc. *kuningaz isn't
> 'king' as we normally understand the word;

Odd. How come it means "king" in all Germanic languages, but "prince"
in the Slavic ones?

> as I understand it, it's closer to 'tribal chieftain', with a bit of
> 'war leader' and 'priest' thrown in.

Go back to watching TV.

> Vasmer glosses Old Slavic
> <kUnje,dzI> with Gk. <he:gemó:n>, <árkho:n>, <basileús>, and
> <kóme:s>, apparently citing something abbreviated 'Supr.'.

And in which Slavic language does it mean "king" today?


Torsten