ВОПРОСЫ ОНОМАСТИКИ | PROBLEMS OF ONOMASTICS

Nadezhda V. Kabinina
Ural State University
Ekaterinburg, Russia

Substrate Hydronymy in the Nemnyuga River Basin (Mezensky District of Arhangelsk Region)

Citation information: Voprosy onomastiki (Problems of Onomastics), 2009, Issue 7, pp. 14–20 (in Russian)

Abstract: The article observes hydronims of Finno-Ugric origin which occur nowadays on the territory of Mezensky district of Arhangelsk region in the basin of the river Nemnyuga. Presenting etymological interpretation of the material the author reveals predominance of Sami and Baltic-Finnish hydronimic substratum in the given area.

Key words: Russian language, Balto-Fennic languages, Sami languages, substrate toponymy, hydronymy, Arkhangelsk Pomorye, Arkhangelsk region, Mezensky District, Nemnyuga River basin, language contacts

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