From: Egijus
Message: 26564
Date: 2003-10-20
from the donor language. Finnish <kuningas> and Lith. <kunigas> (both
borrowed from Germanic) are more similar to PGmc. *kuningaz than the
modern Germanic reflexes (<king>, <K�nig>, <kung>, etc.).Hello,
Can it be that word KUNINGAS have come from Lithuanian word KUNAS. Suffix -ing is being used in Lithuanian language to make adjectives from nouns. For example, word MISHKAS means FOREST, but word MISHKINGAS means WOODED, word GALIA means POWER, but word GALINGAS means POWERFULL, word VERTE means VALUE, but word VERTINGAS means VALUEBLE, etc.
Regards, Egijus