Le mot régional daco-roumain 'tirş' : une hypothèse étymologique concernant le substrat du rumain, en rapport avec le grec ancien
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In this article a new etymological hypothesis concerning the Dacoromanian regionalism tîrş “1. conifer; 2. wand of the căluşari (Romanian old
rite dancers); 3. (vine) prop” is proposed, in connection with the Old Greek
θύρσος “a wand wreathed with ivy and vine-leaves with a pinecone at the top”,
relative to the Dionysiac cult. The origin of this cult is considered Thracian
by the majority of the Hellenic antiquity exegetes, so the author proposes a
common, Thracian etymology, though not attested, for both the Dacoromanian
regionalism and the Old Greek word. The Indo-European origin of such an
etymon, of a satem phonetism, seems to be supported by the agreement to the
Latinfurc(ul)a, a word of centum phonetism, the last one signifying inter alia
also “vine prop”.
rite dancers); 3. (vine) prop” is proposed, in connection with the Old Greek
θύρσος “a wand wreathed with ivy and vine-leaves with a pinecone at the top”,
relative to the Dionysiac cult. The origin of this cult is considered Thracian
by the majority of the Hellenic antiquity exegetes, so the author proposes a
common, Thracian etymology, though not attested, for both the Dacoromanian
regionalism and the Old Greek word. The Indo-European origin of such an
etymon, of a satem phonetism, seems to be supported by the agreement to the
Latinfurc(ul)a, a word of centum phonetism, the last one signifying inter alia
also “vine prop”.
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