Latvian un ‘andʼ – loanword or inherited word
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20341034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Birutė Kabašinskaitė (Vilnius University), Gert Klingenschmitt (Vilnius University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 365-378 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Baltistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0132-6503 • E-ISSN: 2345-0045 |
| Publisher | Vilnius University Press (PUBLISHER • LT) |
| DOI | 10.15388/baltistica.51.2.2268 |
| OpenAlex | W2602705021 |
| Language | EN |
The article deals with the origin of Lat. un ‘andʼ which is generally regarded as a loanword from German und ‘andʼ. As an alternative explanation it offers an interpretation of un as indigenous element of the language. If derived from *u + na (*na being an adverb belonging to the pronominal stem IE *nó ‘thisʼ, cf. Sl. in, earlier ino ‘andʼ
Theology · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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