Dėl kuršių kalbos palikimo

• Main Author: Vytautas Mažiulis
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Vilnius University 2011-12-01
• Series: Baltistica
• Subjects: kuršių kalba
• Online Access: http://www.baltistica.lt/index.php/baltistica/article/view/1211
• ISSN: 0132-6503; 2345-0045

<p><strong>ON THE HERITAGE OF CURONIAN</strong></p><p><em>Summary</em></p><p>Lithuanian dial. <em>aukà/ </em><em>aũkas </em>“Opfer” (“victim, sacrifice”) is from Lith. <em>alkà / al̃̃kas </em>“Hain”, which is from Balt. <em>*alkā </em><em>/ </em><em>*alkas </em>„Hain“, which along with Goth. <em>alks </em>„Hain“ suggests that I.-E. <em>*alk- </em>„Hain“, is most likely derived from the I.-E. verb <em>*alk- </em>(: <em>*alek-) </em>„to preserve, protect“. Perhaps the I.-E. verb <em>*ol-</em> <em>/ </em><em>*el- </em>„to flow“,“to twist, meander“ is hidden in it.</p><p>The Samogitian hill <em>Girgždū̃tė </em>is in the place of the older <em>Girgždutà </em>&lt; Cur. <em>*Girzdutā, </em>which is mobile subst. (fem.) <em>*girzdutā </em>„that (stream), which gurgles, babbles“← verb. Cur. <em>*girzd- </em>„to gurgle“, a derivative from subst. Cur. <em>*girzda- </em>„gurgle, gravel“. Criticism is provided against the traditional opinion, that the name of the hill Cur. <em>*Girzdutā </em>is attested inaccurately to in historical sources (XIV—XV centuries).</p><p>The settlement Lith. (Žem.) <em>Krãžiai, </em>as the plur. collectivum, presupposes the former Cur. river/settlement <em>*Kraźā́ </em>from onomatopoetic Cur. (mobile subst.) <em>*kraźā́ </em>„the murmurer“← verb. Cur. <em>*kreź-/*kraź- </em>„to murmur“. Afterwards, when the river <em>*Kraźantē </em>appeared, the form <em>*Kraźā́ </em>from river/settlement turned into the settlement name <em>*Kraźā́. </em>The issue of the West Balt. (and Cur.) words for „ant“ are touched upon. First of all Prus. (E 791) <em>sangis </em>„ant“, is most likely from <em>*zangis </em>„speedy one“; further on the Lith. <em>skruzdìs </em>„ant“ is discussed. Also discussed is the Curonian origin of the Žem. place names <em>Šatrijà </em>and <em>Var̃niai, </em>and evidence is given, that the latter appeared not from the word „varna (crow)“ which is the traditionally held view, but from „that, which is blackish“.</p>