Re: [tied] Re: Kuningaz

<kunigas> may be a Middle High German borrowing, as Sergei himself pointed out. The Slavic word (*kUne,dzI < *kUnINgU) is no doubt old and directly reflects Germanic *kuningaz. It shows the second nasal and the progressive palatalisation of *g. Polish ksia,dz shows the expected development of earlier *kne,dz < *kUne,dzI.

Piotr

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From: george knysh

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Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Satem

*****GK: A follow up query. I've seen "kunigas" cited before, but am unsure whether it is a borrowing independent (as to the source word) from the one which eventually developed into "knyaz" et sim. in Slavic. BTW where does Polish "ksiondz" fit in?*******