Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache

Meyer, Gustav

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“…The term appears familiar in Messspic > Early but its first recorded written usage dates back to the end of the XIXth century, documented by H. Z. Kamberi. Although it seems homophonic to the word tershane "oats" and reminds us of cereal needing three months to ripen (Meyer, 1891), it is much more a word that refers directly to the products of grain, as the sepulchral context of the inscriptions will show. Although some have suggested that this food originated from the Ottoman Empire, Messapian evidence sheds light on its earlier existence.…”

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“…While the word appears to be familiar in Messapic and Early Albanian, its first recorded written form dates back to the end of the 19th century, credited to H. Z. Kamberi. Despite its homophony with the word tërshana "oats" and evoking the idea of cereal needing three months to ripen (Meyer, 1891), trahana is more directly associated with grain products, as indicated by the sepulchral context of the inscriptions. Three stages of the word: PAlb: *kapmi > Mes: ke > Alb: ka?…”

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Unveiling Messapic Funerary Discourse

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2024

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Messapic, an ancient language from the 6th to the 2nd century BC in Southern Italy, remains a linguistically enigmatic and poorly understood entity, has been traditionally classified as an extinct language. Current scholarship predominantly views Messapic epigraphy as primarily consisting of personal names, anthroponyms, and theonyms. However, attempts to linguistically classify and interpret it within the broader framework of Greek, Latin, or other ancient languages have yielded limited insights. This article investigates Messapic epigraphy as a potential descendant of Proto-Albanian and reveals intriguing parallels with classical Albanian. The chosen exemplars challenge the prevailing assumption that Messapic is an extinct language, presenting it in a new light and underscoring its enduring linguistic and cultural legacy. This is notably exemplified through a distinctive funerary discourse that serves as a hallmark of the Messapic language.

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Unveiling Messapic Funerary Discourse

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2024

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“…Though it was recognized as pertaining to Indo-European in the mid-19 th c. (Bopp 1854, Meyer 1891, Pedersen 1900, "Albanian shows no obvious close affinity to any other Indo-European language; it is plainly the sole modern survivor of its own subgroup" (Hamp 1972), despite putative links to Illyrian, Dacian and Messapian. It thus seems to represent an isolated branch of Indo-European, much like Greek and Armenian; however, Hamp (1972) also notes a likely link to the Balto-Slavic group.…”

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6 Complex prepositions in Albanian: A first assessment

Bonnet¹,

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2020

Complex Adpositions in European Languages

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“…zară 'ts.' (Meyer 1891(Meyer [1982: 83; Nikolaidis 1909Nikolaidis [1999: 154 ;Orel 1998: 80;Newmark 1999: 192). Proponowana etymologia, o ile jest poprawna, mogłaby dowodzić, że Bałtowie odziedziczyli nazwę "mlecznego węża" po indoeuropejskich przodkach, gdyż w leksyce bałtyckiej nie ma żadnego innego śladu terminu pie.…”

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Baba, Żaba I Krowa, Czyli Rozważania O Tym, Jak Dawne Są Ludowe Wierzenia O Żabie Wysysającej Mleko Krowie

Witczak

2020

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The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the archaic status of the Polish folk beliefs about certain amphibians (frogs, toads) and reptiles (snakes, lizards, salamanders) believed to have sucked milk from cows. Some Polish peasants were even convinced that milk cows loved suckers (esp. snakes, frogs) more than their calves. There are many folk tales where a witch or a mythical creature assumes the form of a armful animal to suck cow’s milk. The author demonstrates that the oldest part of these beliefs can be traced to the Proto-Indo-European cultural heritage. In fact, some Indo-European languages have preserved a clear indication of animal cow-suckers in their vocabulary, e.g. Ukr. молокосúс m. ‘lizard, salamander’ (literally ‘milk-sucker’); Lith. žaltỹs, žalktỹs m. ‘a not-venomous snake, esp. the grass snake, the slow worm’, Latv. zalktis, zaltis m. ‘snake’, Latg. zalkts m. ‘the grass snake’ (< PIE. *ĝolh2ktii̯os adj. ‘delighting in milk’ < PIE. *ĝl̥h2kt- n. ‘milk’); OInd. gōdhā́- f. ‘a big lizard’ (< PIE. *gu̯h3eu̯-dheh1- f. ‘a cow-sucker’, cf. PIE. *gu̯h3eu̯s f. ‘cow’ and *dheh1- ‘to suck’); Lat. būfō m. ‘a toad’ (< PIE. *gu̯h3eu̯-dhh1-ōn- m. ‘a cowsucker’); Alb. thithëlopë, also blloçkëlopë f. ‘common toad’ (literally ‘sucking/ chewing cows’); Hitt. akuu̯akuu̯aš c. ‘a toad’ (literally ‘sucking cows’, cf. Hitt. aku- ‘to drink’). It is assumed that the Indo-European beliefs were associated with breeding of cattle and were an attempt at a rational (or not) explanation of the alleged cause of poor lactation or cows’ milk loss. It is likely that the ailing animal was perceived as possessed by a demonic character, although the association of an animal with a witch or a devil was made relatively late and probably under the influence of beliefs from Western Europe.

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Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache

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Unveiling Messapic Funerary Discourse

Unveiling Messapic Funerary Discourse

6 Complex prepositions in Albanian: A first assessment

Baba, Żaba I Krowa, Czyli Rozważania O Tym, Jak Dawne Są Ludowe Wierzenia O Żabie Wysysającej Mleko Krowie

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