--- Miguel Carrasquer Vidal <
mcv@...> wrote:
> What's "Saqaliba"? e~ > e is general South Slavic.
*****GK: "Saqaliba" is the Arabic (and Persian)
geographers' term for "fair-skinned inhabitants of
Eastern Europe". It referred primarily to Slavs, but
could also be used of Ugro-Finns, Bolgars,
Scandinavians and probably Balts. As far as I know it
was borrowed from the Byzantine Greek "Sklab-enoi"****
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions!
http://auctions.yahoo.com