Re: Ktistai

Am 09.10.2010 12:50, schrieb Torsten:

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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thracian_language
> http://groznijat.tripod.com/thrac/thrac_3.html
> 'ktístai "Thracians, living in celibacy; monks" (Strab.). There is no
> convincing etymology.'
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> Why has no one tried connecting it to
> Slavic *čist-/čest- "pure, clean; cleanse"?
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and what about the "t" there? Should it be considered an infix as the
"n" in Romanian "cinste" (honestity, honorability,faithfullness, etc.)?
The Romanian word is considered by Miklosich to be a slavic
loan/derivative from Sl. "c^IstI", and presumbly the "n" is seen as an
infix ( I say "presumably" since I did not see the argumentation of the
said etymology).


best regards


Alexandru Moeller