Etymology of Prague?

[J. Douglas Clayton]

Dear SEELANGers

Naive question - can "Praha" not mean "rapids" (i.e. in a river - cf. Dniprovs'ki porohy - Ukr.)?

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On Tue, 3 Apr 2001 10:10:33    Charles Price wrote:
>I am not 100pc sure, but I think that the name PRAHA
>derives from the Czech PRAH (threshold). What I do not
>know is how this name was conferred on the city and
>why it acquired a final -A, and feminine gender.
>
>If the "threshold" derivation is correct, then this
>coincides with the country name UKRAINA ("Edge"), and
>also chimes with Russia's discussion of itself as an
>intermediary between Eastern and Western cultures
>(Evraistvo-Eurasianism). Can anyone think of other
>Slavic place names expressing liminality?
>
>Regards,
>Charles Price
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