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The extent of this borrowing is such that some scholars once mistakenly viewed Romanian as a Slavic language. [32] The influence of Romania's Slavic neighbors on the language continued. The Russian influence was intensified in Bessarabia after it was handed over [33] to the Russian Empire and becoming a Soviet Republic. Russian was used in ...
Darrhon, a health god worshipped in Macedon; Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth; Epione, goddess of the soothing of pain; Aceso, goddess of curing sickness and healing wounds; Aegle, goddess of radiant good health; Hera, goddess of childbirth; she was called upon for women's safety during childbirth and for good health of the infants
Most languages of the former Soviet Union and of some neighbouring countries (for example, Mongolian) are significantly influenced by Russian, especially in vocabulary.The Romanian, Albanian, and Hungarian languages show the influence of the neighboring Slavic nations, especially in vocabulary pertaining to urban life, agriculture, and crafts and trade—the major cultural innovations at times ...
According to Romanian historian Ion I. Russu , there are supposedly over 160 Romanian words of Dacian origin, representing, together with derivates, 10% of the basic Romanian vocabulary. [ 1 ] Below is a list of Romanian words believed by early scholars to be of Dacian origin, which have also been attributed to other origins.
"Vrana" is from Slavic "врана" (raven or crow in Bulgarian and Serbian). The word is not found in Romanian. (the word for "raven"is "corb") As such, as I'm not sure. Mixed Slavo-Romanian toponyms are not very likely. I'd suggest an entirely Slavic origin, something like "Vranić" (son-of-the-raven). bogdan 17:44, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
The following list is a comparison of basic Proto-Slavic vocabulary and the corresponding reflexes in the modern languages, for assistance in understanding the discussion in Proto-Slavic and History of the Slavic languages. The word list is based on the Swadesh word list, developed by the linguist Morris Swadesh, a tool to study the evolution ...
They decided to replace Slavic loanwords with terms of Latin origin, even trying to get rid of the Romanian word for "and" (și), wrongly attributing a Slavic origin to it. [48] They created portmanteau words, containing both Slavic and Latin roots, like răzbel from the Slavic loanword război and the Latin term bellum (both meaning war). [48]
Slavic From Slavickvasny квасны, "soured, fermented", referring to the mineral waters of the region, with bubbles like beer and other fermented drinks. Dâmbovița: Slavic Named after the Dâmbovița River, from Дъб, dămb, meaning "oak" [2] Dolj: Slavic From Dolu Jiu, the Jiu of the valley. The Jiu river flows through the county. Galați