Phonetic Variants of the Ancient Toponymic Stem *Ylä- ‘Upper’ and Their Genesis in the Hydronymy of Karelia
The paper explores modifications of the ancient proto-Finnic toponymic stem *Ylä- ‘top, upper,’ attested in the hydronymy of Karelia and adjacent regions. The analysis aims to reveal its phonetic variants and their sources. It is observed that in hydronyms the stem is used both independently and in...
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| Language: | Russian |
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Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Voprosy Onomastiki |
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| Online Access: | http://onomastics.ru/sites/default/files/doi/10.15826/vopr_onom.2018.15.2.013.pdf |