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Slavic *ryba “fish” in the Context of Indo-European Ichthyonymy

Authors

BLAŽEK Václav

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of Indo-European Studies
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
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Keywords Germanic; Slavic; Baltic; Zoonym; etymology; semantic typology
Description This contribution summarizes all published etymological attempts to explain the Common Slavic word *ryba “fish”. A critical examination in the light of semantic parallels favors two proposed etymological solutions which confirm the comparison with West Germanic *rubo “caterpillar; burbot, eelpout”.
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