O indoevropském slovu "ječmen"
| Title in English | Remarks on the Indo-European word "barley" |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Linguistica Brunensia |
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| Citation | |
| Web | Digitální knihovna FF MU |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | corn; grain; barley; flour; ear of corn; awn; straw; groats; bread; malt; beer |
| Description | This article analyzes 15 terms designating "barley" in at least one Indo-European branch. In the discussion of the comparative material, the determination of the most probable semantic motivation is a final purpose. In the context of all "barley"-terms and a wider context of cereal terminology it is possible to formulate some new etymological solutions which are compatible with more general motives inspiring the cereal nomenclature. |
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