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oai:ojs.195.251.214.125:article-22952016-07-04T08:25:09Z Vorthrakisch? Beševliev, Veselin Among the ancient names of mountains, rivers and localities in Moesiaand Thracia, not of Hellenic or Latin origin, there are names which do notseem Thracian and evidence of a migration wave from the north to the southalong the Black Sea coast:1. Names of towns and rivers, such as Όρδησσός, ’Οδησσός, Πανυ-σός, etc.Adjectives, as for instance Γευπασηνός, Κουλκουσσηνός, etc. Namesending in -σος are deemed pre-Hellenic in Greece.2. A particular group are the names ending in -σκός as for instanceΓαρησκός, Δραβήσκος, etc.3. Other names have corresponding names in Greece, as for instanceΛάρισα, Τίριζις, etc.4. Other names show an alternation of 0~A as for instance Όργάμη~Άργάμω, etc.5. In Odessos and the vicinities there are names of gods not found elsewhere, such as Δαρζαλάς, Πέρκω, Περκώνει, etc.6. Archeological finds in South-east Bulgaria indicate a pre-Thracianpopulation, as for instance the aeneolithic necropolis near Varna, the excavations in Karanovo, the dolmens in South-east Bulgaria, etc.7. The name of the Rhodope Mountains, reminding and possibly correlating with names like 'Ρόδος, 'Ρόδιος can hardly be Thracian. The ending-οπη appears in Μερόπη, Μέροπες and Europe, where it does not mean‘river’. Probably Rhodope is a pre-Thracian name as well. Balkan Studies Balkan Studies 1990-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uom.gr/index.php/BalkanStudies/article/view/2295 Balkan Studies; Τόμ. 31 Αρ. 1 (1990); 47-50 Balkan Studies; Vol. 31 No. 1 (1990); 47-50 2241-1674 0005-4313 deu https://ojs.lib.uom.gr/index.php/BalkanStudies/article/view/2295/2319 Copyright (c) 2015 Balkan Studies
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