Was the word "kunig/kunigas/kunigur" a gothic word?

[John Larsson]

From: "Arthur Jones" <arthurobin2002 at yahoo.com>
  1. Several place names in the Crimea that are Gothic in origin, but were 
metabolized into Tatar, including "Gun-charna", now pronounced "Hun-charna", 
which has no possible Slavic contaminants. It originated as Gothic 
"Kuni-qairnus", or "Tribal Mill" (see Wulfilan "asilu-qairnus", or "donkey 
mill"). It also has nothing to do with Hunnic ancestry, as the Huns fought 
continuously against Crimean Goths, but were unable to penetrate or settle 
deeply into the Crimea (even if such had been their primary intention!). The 
"qairnus" word appears elsewhere in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria (Kvarna). It 
is an early version of Swedish "kvarna", English "churn", and other Germanic 
_karne-_ derivatives such as "Karnemelk".
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Thank you Arthur,

Swedish "kvarn" and Danish "kvaern" fit well into this, but I think 
"kaernemaelk" (buttermilk) is related to "corn" (i. e. the essence of milk). 
Therefore  am reluctant to "churn"!

Regards
John






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