the two mirs

[Edward M Dumanis]

On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Andrij Hornjatkevyc wrote:
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> I do admit that spelling Vladimir with i-10 made it clear that he was a
> ruler of the world and not necessarily a peaceful ruler (i-8). Ask average
> Russians today to give the etymology of that name, and I suspect that the
> results may be 50% for world, and 50% for peace.
>
I do not know the basis of your suspicion but the standard interpretation
of "Vladimir" that they used to teach elementary and middle school
students is from own/master the world.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at acsu.buffalo.edu>

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