@article{d0ab29c6-1879-4033-b5ca-f6c8c7e02d1f, author = {Vít Boček}, title = {THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE SLAVONIC NAME FOR ERMINE (MUSTELA ERMINEA) II: A NEW PROPOSAL}, journal = {Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis}, volume = {2018}, number = {Volume 135, Issue 3}, year = {2018}, issn = {1897-1059}, pages = {171-176},keywords = {Slavonic etymology; ermine; *gornostajь/*gornostalь}, abstract = {The author discusses possible motivations for naming the ermine in Slavonic, adopts and further elaborates on the etymology of Common Slavonic *gornostajь/*gornostalьgiven by Černych (< Indo-European *gher- ‘warm, hot; get warm’), which eventually leads to a new, alternative solution based on the connection with the Indo-European root *erH- ‘blacken, get/be black’.}, doi = {10.4467/20834624SL.18.015.8851}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-linguistica-uic/article/the-etymology-of-the-slavonic-name-for-ermine-mustela-erminea-ii-a-new-proposal} }