KELTSKE SLEDI NA SLOVENSKEM –KRAJEVNA IMENA
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Abstract
Traces of Ancient Celts in Slovenia: Place – Names
The paper comparatively examines toponyms densely located along the Roman defenseline in western Slovenia, and whose etymology is unconvincing with the help of Slavic, Germanic, or Romanic vocabularies. Examined are the identical and/or related components of the toponyms with Celtic lexical elements, linked to historical and modern Celtic languages of western Europe - Cornish, Welsh, Gaelic and Breton - in the following toponyms: Komna, Bogatin, Komarča, Farji Potok, Zgaga, Zali Log, Kališe, Dražgoše, Dragobač, Bača pri Modreju, Luša, Gabrovo, Ravan, Kladje, Tolmin, Kobarid, Krn, Soča, Komen, Črni Kal, Osp, Koper, Briga and others.
The discovered relevant Celtic lexical presencesignificant lyrelatestophysical characteristics of the above toponyms in their natural environment. As the linguistic developments in the extreme west of Europe and Slovenia are separated by at least 1,500 kilometres and 1,500 years, the above toponyms of unresolved etymology through Slavic, Germanic and Romance languages, may supply useful markers to locate prehistoric and/or early historic settlers in south-eastern Alpine region.
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