From: S & L
Message: 20049
Date: 2003-03-18
> Michael J Smith wrote:Cardinal points with the corresponding colors: black (North), red (South),
> > Where is Durostorum?
> >
> > On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 "alex_lycos" <altamix@...> writes:
> >> Does anyone knows more about the toponym in the neighbourhood of
> >> Durostorum ( or is an another name for durostorum?) which is called
> >> by Procopius "Mauroballe"?
> >> Alex
>
> In Dacian space. In fact on Danube, actualy Silistra in Romania.
> The problem here is that the Walachei ( German name for The Romanian
> part called Tara Româneasca) was long time called "Maurovalahia". Even
> in the time of Ottomans, they translated the name of Maurovalahia in
> their language, calling it "Kara Iflack". Kara in Turkish should mean
> "black" and "Iflack " should mean country or land, I am not so sure.
> Mauro=? I cannot show if there could be a link between Dacian "Maronia"
> but who knows in fact exactly?
> This name, in the time as the salvs have been coming will put more
> questions for the assumed etymology of "valah /vlah".
> And this is very interesting since the slavs called the Romanians North
> of Danube " the black valahs" and the romanians living south of Danube
> "the white vallahs". I seems they took the ancient ( what should mean
> ancient here?) name if there is a connection of Maurovalle with
> Maurovalahia. And it must be. A such coincidence by a such word is hard
> to happen, tough, not absolutely excluded.
> Piotr maybe will be so kind to tell us if the second part of the word
> "Mauroballe/Maurovalle", aka "balle/valle" could give in slavic valaX
> and vlaX.
> Alex