On 72 Surnames from 22 Stems

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Pages: 145-157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/ULRB9526

Abstract:

The article examines the origin and the primary semantics of 72 surnames, classified into 22 stems. 11 stems of 44 surnames are borrowed from Turkish: 6 appellatives (Nos. 4, 5, 12, 20–22) and 5 Muslim first names (Nos. 1, 11, 13, 15, 16). The Walachian component includes 4 stems (Nos. 2, 3, 6, 19) of 10 surnames. Other 10 surnames are from 2 Armenian stems (Nos. 7, 17). Just 6 surnames are from 2 Bulgarian stems (No. 18), and – probably – 2 surnames from No. 11. Only 5 surnames are of other origin: 2 of Russian (No. 10), and 3 – from different Christian names: a Greek (No. 14), a Latin (No. 8) and a Hebraic one (No. 9). The author draws attention to the word-formational structure of the analyzed units, to the opposition appellative – proper name, to the chronology, localization and language / confessional environment of their appearance.

Keywords:

word formation, root, stem, suffix, borrowing

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