Re: [tied] Re: Proto-Slavs and Slavs

Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:

> Compare Germanic *mari (> Goth. mari:, mari-saiws, ON marr, OE mere, OHG meri), which varies semantically between 'lake, marsh, mere' and 'sea' (cf. the similar ambiguity of Germanic *saiwa-). "Marsh" derives from *mariska- 'mere-like'. Lithuanian mâre:s < *marejes (pl.) means 'gulf'. It seems that *mor- underlies various boggy terms (Slavic *mork-y, Germanic *mo:r-a- 'moor, swamp', and widespread rivernames like Morava, Muresh, Maritsa, etc. The original Slavic *morje < *mor-j-om may have been any large lake or wetland, such as the notorious Pripyat' Marshes.

Thanks Piotr. Now it makes much more sense to me.
Regards,

Michal