Re: [tied] Velesu/Volosu

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

>>> Isn't it? Wherefrom did the Germans the "walachen" form then ?
>
> Presumably from the (South) Slavs. There is no wl- in German, so
> vlax > wal(l)ach.
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> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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And what about the second palatalisation here? Soutsh Slavic "vlasi"
should have been loaned as "walasen" eventualy "walazen" (I think about
walizisch) but not as "walachen". The Terman word "wallach"= horse is
explained due the import in Germany of this specialy kind of horse from
Romania in the Middle Age.

Alex