etymology of Prague
Edil Legno
peitlova at TISCALINET.IT
Wed Apr 4 09:56:01 UTC 2001
The name of Prague appears for the first time in 965 (in var.literature) as BARAGA and then at 967 as PRAGA.
As for Josef Dobrovsky (and Fortunat Durych) the name of Prague comes from river-treshold.He explained it through the
tresholds (POROGI) in river Dnepr.
Profous told:following this (Dobrovsky's )current -tne name of Prague should be PRA'H or at least PRAHY.
In Warsaw's sorrounds is PRO'G or PROGI.
In polish language a name of PRAHA or PRAGA derives and means a settlement which was founded at the place where was a burnt forest. Tomek is the same meaning. In this case the name of PRAHA should be connected with the words PRAZITI,
PRAHNOUTI, it would significate místo púvodne vyprahlé
-the place originary arid or dry .
Katarina Peitlova,Ph.D.
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