Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.31820/f.30.1.7

ETIMOLOGY OF THE CROATIAN WORD PATULJAK

Ranko Matasović orcid.org/0000-0001-7068-3036 ; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Abstract

Croatian patúljak „dwarf“ is derived from Vulgar Latin (or early Dalmato-Romance) *puttus „boy“, or its derivative, *puttilus, *puttulus „small, tiny“.

Keywords

etymology; dwarf; Romance loanwords in Croatian

Hrčak ID:

200362

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/200362

Publication date:

7.5.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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