Re: etyma for Crãciun,RomanianforChristmas

From: g
Message: 28866
Date: 2003-12-29

On Monday, December 29, 2003, at 12:22 AM, Sergejus Tarasovas wrote:

> Trubac^ev (ESJS 11:56-58) restores *korc^unU ~ *kerc^unU, a deverbal
> noun from *korc^iti '(to) step, stride' (thus meaning 'transitional
> (day)' or being (evetually) a translation of Lat. _adventus_).

This'd be an explanation that would make sense ("Advent, Advent,
ein Kerzlein brennt." :))

[SNIP a list also rich in regional variants, for which I'm
thankful]

> Sergei

George