Re: Albanian Christian religious terminology [Was: Re: [tied] Basil

george knysh wrote:

> Do Romanians and Albanians have much or any Christian
> ecclesiastical terminology in common? We know that the
> word for "church" differs. What about the following
> key concepts:
>
> (a) God. Rom,: DUMNEZEU. Alb.: ?
> (b) priest. Rom.: PREOT. Alb.: ?
> (c) baptism. Rom.: BOTEZ. Alb.: ?
> (d) Christmas. Rom.: CRACIUN. Alb.: ?
> (e) resurrection. Rom.: INVIEREA. Alb.: ?
> (f) Saviour. Rom.: SALVATOR*. Alb.: ?
>
> * is this a recently borrowed term ? Pacurariu doesn't
> mention it.

George, you have to change for (f) the word. There is no "salvator"
(this is a recent word from Italian) but there is "Mântuitor" from
"mântui" = to save
mântui= cf DEX from Hungarian "menteni"

Alex