Re: [tied] Re: Old Bulgarian -- Krivichian toponymic parallels

From: alex
Message: 24591
Date: 2003-07-16

george knysh wrote:

> *****GK: There might be more on this in the "Istorija
> Mist i Sil Ukr.RSR== Vinnyts'ka Oblast'" (a 26-volume
> Encyclopaedia on the towns and villages of Ukraine).
> I've consulted the still useful Ukrainian Soviet
> Encyclopaedia. The village of PLYSKIV, located in the
> easternmost part of the Vinnyts'ka region, is related
> there to the "plyska", a sparrow-like bird
> (motacilla).*****


Rom. "plisc"= beak, fig. "mouth".; unknown. etym.

Alex