Re: Loans, Slavs, Church (it was : Walachians are placed far North

On the role of Church Slavonic it makes sense to consult such
collections as Rosetti, Istoria III, pp. 64-68. Some of those words
are obviously Church Slavonic, e.g. "a blagoslovi" or "sfa^nt", which
have a technical meaning. Some of them are bound to have originated
in the popular language, e.g. "pleava'", also on account of its
meaning. Some of them I'm glad I don't have to determine, such
as "vreme" and "va'zduh" and many others. As in the case of other
languages, notable Romance ones, the presence of "éléments savants"
confuses the issues. But then again, the issues were murky already,
so I'm not complaining.



Good cheer,



Willem