Etymology of Prague?

[James Augerot]

In the article on Russian "porog", Vasmer (Vol 3, p 330) says "Neverojatno
rodstvo s... chesh. Praha ...,  kotorye udachnee otnosjat k tsslav.
prazhiti "zhech'" ...

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       james augerot slavic uw seattle wa 98195-3580  206-543-5484


On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, J. Douglas Clayton wrote:

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> 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.
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> >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?
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> >Regards,
> >Charles Price
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