[tied] Re: Trakai

From: m_iacomi
Message: 26040
Date: 2003-09-26

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Egijus wrote:

>> -ava, -ova are also Slavic.
>
> For example, place name Warsawa have come from Old Prussian
> word WARS, which means ANCIENT.

So?!

>> -eni is a Slavic suffix adopted by Romanian.
>
> Do You really think that Atenai and Mikenai are Slavic
> placenames?

No. I just think (and most linguists do) that Romanian suffix
-eni comes from Slavic. Might be contamined with phonetically
similar Latin endings.
Keep in mind our moderator's warning.
Regards,
Marius Iacomi