Re: boar (self-correcton)

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 68846
Date: 2012-03-09

There is a Serbian name Nebozho (sp?) "fearless" that my Serbian friends claim is linked to Boris. Is this true or just folk etymology?

From: Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...>
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: boar (self-correcton)

 
W dniu 2012-03-09 01:09, Piotr Gasiorowski pisze:

> Slavic *bor- is related to Lith. bárti 'scold' (OLith. 1sg. barmi),
> Germanic *Bar-i:/ja- (< *bHor-eje/o-)

*bHorh-eje/o-, of course.

Piotr