Reconstruction:Illyrian/Tergitio
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Illyrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Illyrian *terg (“market, marketplace”). Possibly from a Balkan substrate.Usually assumed to be connected with Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tirgus, Swedish torg (“market, marketplace”). Compare Romanian târg (“market”). This group is considered to be cognate with the Italian city name of Trieste, Latin Tergeste.[1]
Noun
[edit]*Tergitio
References
[edit]- ^ Katičić, R. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. 1975. p. 172