From Thracian ethnonymy: I. Comments on the etymology of the ethnonym Moesi

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The many cases of isoglossal phenomena studied in literature between the Thracian- Pelasgian languages on the one hand, and the Baltic languages on the other, serve as basis for outlining the significant ethnolinguistic similarity between those two large tribal communities.To the arguments in this respect we can add an example from the field of ethnonymy which also proves the similarity in patterns of word-formation used in both ethnolinguistic communities.The ethnonym mushki [ in the sources — Mušku, Muški, respectively the identical ethnonym] is perceived as formed by the suffix *-sk-, typical of the Thracian-Pelasgian as well as of the Baltic languages and in both cases it usually forms toponyms and hydronyms. In that case the ethnonym mushki is most probably derived from a toponym originating from a hydronym similar in type to that of Thracian river names

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Moesia, Mysians, mushki, Baltic languages, Thracian language, Sea Peoples

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