[gothic-l] Ynt: Re: byzantium to luleå..

[Sigmund]

Hi Osman,

 You wrote:
[snips]
> Forests west
> of Istanbul, in which area is Kemerburgaz, are called Belgrade forests. We
> know well why it is Belgrade. After Ottoman conquest some part of the city's
> habitants were brought here, and in the course of time they became
> turkified, but leaving name of their Danubian city. 

So, by analogy, Luleburgaz could be named after immigrating citizens from
Luleå in north Sweden?   :-))

More seriously: What kind of stone would <lule> be in anyone of the major 
European languages? Anything to do with lapis lazuli?

Greetings,

Sig


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