Hamp's <*pisynja> can drop the asterisk: there is a Slovene toponym <Psinja> behind German <Psein> in South Carinthia. Nearby is <Hundsdorf>. Mastiffs vel sim. were bred here. jpm Adam Hyllested wrote: [ a very long post which did not need to be quoted in its entirety and which has therefore been snipped by the moderator ]