Spanish S > X > J ?

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 47047
Date: 2007-01-22

I'd like to know what is the explanation for an anomalous shift S>X>J in two Spanish names. This shift is not regular, I suspect some Sephardite (Spanish-Jewish) influence.

1) Simona > Ximena > Jimena, cf. masc. Ximeno, patronymic Ximenez, usually related to Simon.

2) Suarez > Xuarez > Juarez. Suarez is the patronymic of Suero, usually seen as <Suarius < Gothic *Suhareis


Joao SL


VocĂȘ quer respostas para suas perguntas? Ou vocĂȘ sabe muito e quer compartilhar seu conhecimento? Experimente o Yahoo! Respostas!