On Specific Zoological Isoglosses between Celtic and (Balto-)Slavic
Václav Blažek
Mazaryk University
Abstract
This contribution deals with three major questions:
- Was ‘eagle’ in Celtic and Balto-Slavic extended in -l- or in -r-?
- Can Balto-Slavic ‘swan’ be etymologised as ‘beaked’ with the help of Celtic?
- Can words for ‘fox’ be based on a Celto-Baltic or Celto-Slavic isogloss?