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What can the ancient Indo-European compound names reveal about the spiritual culture of our ancestors?

Zofia Kaleta ; Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium


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Abstract

The author analyses the old Indo-European naming patterns. Indo-European compound names were originally meaningful and contained a good wish or a prophecy for the future life of a new-born child. According to her those names reveal about the spiritual culture of our ancestors.

Keywords

Indo-European compound names; anthroponymy; onomastics

Hrčak ID:

22324

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/22324

Publication date:

28.3.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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