This book surveys linguistically Celtic geographical names of Eastern Europe which are known from ancient and early medieval written sources and epigraphy. They normally form enclaves of toponyms sometimes accompanied by ethnic name(s), and quite often these areas are associated with the Celts by the authors of antiquity or in archaeological investigations. Before going East, some general and methodological comments on Celtic toponymy are offered, and the geographical names of Celtic or presumably Celtic linguistic origin of Central Europe are discussed. The analysis of enclaves of Celtic geographical names is arranged by modern countries, and the data is observed from linguistic and philological standpoints.
Author(s): Alexander Falileyev
Series: Archaeolingua, Series Minor, 34
Publisher: Archaeolingua
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 176
City: Budapest
FOREWORD 7
INTRODUCTION: IN SEARCH OF THE EASTERN CELTS 9
I. CELTIC GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES IN EASTERN EUROPE 19
The Sources 26
“The long arm of coincidence”: a Case for Eastern Europe 34
Celtic River-Names in the East 39
Celtic Oronyms in the East 46
II. CELTIC PLACE-NAMES IN CENTRAL EUROPE: SOME CONSIDERATIONS 49
Hungary 49
Czech Republic 61
III. FURTHER SOUTH, EAST AND NORTH 81
North of of the Modern Czech Republic: Poland 81
North-Eastern Europe 90
South-Eastern Europe 92
Central and Eastern Balkans 96
Along the Danube towards the Delta 101
To the North of the Danube: Ancient Dacia and Surrounding Territories (Romania and Slovakia) 105
Further East: Republic of Moldova and Western Ukraine 119
Further East: Ukraine 124
The Most Eastern European Celts? 128
IV. “EASTERN CELTIC” LINGUISTIC DATA: SOME ASPECTS OF WORD FORMATION 133
Compounds 134
Affixation 139
Instead of Conclusion 142
REFERENCES 145
Abbreviations 145
Bibliography 146
MAPS 169
