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The article examines the possible Finnic origin of 24 word roots found in the Livonian-like Vainiži dialect of Latvian, spoken in Limbaži region, north-western Latvia, which have either not been hitherto discussed in etymological literature or whose available interpretation leaves to be desired.

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The International Scientific Conference "Research of Current Issues in Modern Hungarology" was held in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on October 26-27, 2023. The conference celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Centre of Hungarology at Uzhhorod National University, which has been conducting research into Hungarian language, literature, ethnography, and history. The conference included a ceremonial opening, plenary sessions, and sections on linguistics, literature, and history/ethnography. The conference provided a platform for researchers from Ukraine and Hungary to discuss various topics in the field of Hungarology and highlighted the importance of further research in this area. [Extracted from the article]

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The article discusses the possible Baltic etymology of the Finnic *kerk(k)ä 'annual growth of the top or twigs of coniferous trees, whorl etc; cone of spruce or pine': Baltic *kerk-: Lithuanian kerkulė 'two or more trees grown from one stump', kerkutÃys 'bi- or multifurcated branch etc', kìrkužė etc 'cone of pine or spruce', Latvian ķirkurs etc, cìrkuzis etc 'pine cone'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article ways of naming the concept of "cast lots" across Udmurt dialects are presented, paying attention to the boundaries of their geographical distribution. Their word-forming structure is analyzed, and an etymological description is given. The expressions are mainly formed on the basis of genuine vocabulary, the widest distribution have the dialectal variants of the formations пус чӧлтыны and пус кутыны. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article the Udmurt dialect names for coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara L.) are discussed, their word-formation structure is analyzed, the etymology of their components is given and the basic naming principles are defined. The genuine Udmurt names of coltsfoot have a two-component composition. Only two concepts lie at the heart of the morphology of these words, notably, leaf кўар (вукўар, йаркўар, бакакўар, эбэккўар, тэтчас'кўар, пӧс'кыкўар, чун'ыкўар) and flower с'ас'ка (вудурс'ас'ка, эбэкс''ас''ка, тэтчас'с'ас'ка). This is due to the fact that this plant has a rare feature: First the flowers appear, and only when the flowers have disappeared the leaves appear. The first names date from the times of Bulgar influence on the structure of the lexicon of the Udmurt language (вукўар). The terms of the widest area of distribution are мат'-и-мачэха, вукўар and бакакўар. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the names of 'ladybug' in the Udmurt language, which reflect the influence of neighboring cultures. For example, at first glance the composite čužanai/papa (literally 'maternal grandmother + insect') is in no doubt of Udmurt origin. In fact, however, the above word is a loan translation from the Chuvash kukamai, which is used both in the sense of 'maternal grandmother' and 'ladybug'. A careful analysis of the material has enabled us to identify the names of 'ladybug' emerged under the influence of Russian, Mari, Chuvash and Kryashen Tatar cultures, thus refuting their previous attribution to a genuine Udmurt origin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article addresses the lexicon specific to Proto-Samoyed material culture, and its origin. In addition to the analysis of the available etymologies some new ones are also suggested. As for its origin, the relevant wordstock can be divided into words of Proto-Uralic and Proto-Samoyed origins, loanwords from Proto-Tungus- Manchu, Proto-Turkic, Proto-Yeniseian,Middle Persian and Paleo-Asiatic languages, and a few words with unknown origin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article reports the first-ever attempt to analyse Udmurt fishing vocabulary from both synchronic and diachronic aspects. The classification of the lexical units, based on their material and conceptual content, aims to find out their micro- and macrostructural elements. The borrowed lexical material is analysed according to its source languages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The custom of bringing home young birches and green branches for spring/summer festivities has been practised by Proto-Finnic as well as by Germanic peoples ever since pre-Christian times. Later the ancient custom was transferred to Christian festivals. In some Estonian and Finnish dialects and in the Livonian language such young birches and branches are referred to by a noun with the stem mei, while a verb with the same stem occurs more rarely. Some Finnic dialects have borrowed the originally Low German word via Swedish or Latvian mediators. The areal distribution and phonetic variants occurring in Estonian dialects are suggestive of influences from various directions. The origin of the Low German source word is, in turn, associated with the Latin name of the month maius. Bible translations have contributed to spreading the word in the sense of holiday birches and bouquets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the possible Baltic or Slavic origin of Est varn 'peg, hook or a piece of furniture equipped with hooks for hanging clothes etc, which is attached to the wall, wall peg', Vot varna 'wooden nail (in the wall); long stick, vertical support (at both sides of the load); (protruding) end of the shaft connecting the wheel pairs of a wagon, peg', Fin vaarna 'wooden peg; tenon joining the vertical boards of a wooden vessel etc.', Ing vārnikke 'embroidered cloth attached to the window-frame and hung in front of the icon, curtain', Kar voarna etc '(clothes-) peg, tenon', Lude vuarnu etc 'hanging nail or ~ hook', Veps varn 'wall peg' on the background of such dubious cases of borrowing as Est pard, Fin parta etc 'beard' and Est varblane, Fin varpunen etc 'sparrow'. The assumed Baltic source is *varnā (cf. Lat vārna 'grooved block of wood for rope plaiting; beekeeper's three-pronged hollow block of birch'). The possible Slavic source word is Proto- Slav *vorna (cf. e.g. Rus dial. ϐορ#243; нκα 'opening under the steering boot', ϐορο н&#á 'funnel, hopper', ϐορο нц; 'timber beam, joist, massive mid-wall shelf beginning from the stove and the pantry behind it'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with Russian loanwords in the dialect of the Surgut Khanty and the linguistic mechanisms of their adoption. The contamination and the purism are considered as two important trends that will shape the further development of the Surgut dialect. Three stages of the borrowings from Russian in the Surgut dialect are determined and characterized. The article also discusses problems connected with the standardization of the dialect of the Surgut Khanty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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