Re: [tied] Kraków and other enigmas

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 9223
Date: 2001-09-08

Thanks! Can you give any examples of Gaulish toponyms in -oua?
 
Piotr
 
 
 
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From: Christopher Gwinn
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Kraków and other enigmas

I am not certain about the origin of the name Krakow, but there does appear to be a Celtic root *cracco- meaning "rock/rocky" (it is certainly known in Gaulish), and an ending in -oua could certainly be Celtic as well.