Some traces of interlinguistic contacts in the Central Balkan mountains

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Лома, А. (2003). Some traces of interlinguistic contacts in the Central Balkan mountains, (34), 97-103. doi:10.2298/BALC0334097L

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Title: Some traces of interlinguistic contacts in the Central Balkan mountains
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Author: Александар, Лома
Journal: Balcanica
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Issue: 34
Start page: 97
End page: 103
ISSN: 0350-7653
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DOI: 10.2298/BALC0334097L
URL: http://dais.sanu.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4163
Date: 2003-2019/08/12/16:16:51
Abstract: The etymology of three Balkan tree names, S.-Cr. munika Pinus leucodermis' molika Pinus peuce' and omorika Picea omorika' is discussed. The latter is supposed to go back, together with Bulg. morika spruce', to Slavic *mъxorъ fringe' describing here the hanging branches of spruce. The Bosnian pine munika, munjika growing in high and rocky places exposed to the thunder, the relation to S.-Cr. munja Common Slavic *mъlnja seems probable, and molika may be explained as a re-borrowing from Alb. molikë traceable to the same Slavic prototype *mъlnika.
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