Volga

[Jules Levin]

At 11:21 AM 2/28/02 +1100, you wrote:
> Friends,
>
>I was wondering if there is something known on the origin of the name Volga?
>The Greeks used to call it Ra.
>
>Thanks
>
>Subhash

Cf. Lithuanian ilgas 'long' -- *ilga [re:ka] -> *vilga -> *vulga (regular
backing of front jer) -> volga, i.e. an ancient borrowing from a baltic
language?  The changes are identical to the conversion of prep. *in -> v

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