The Balto-Slavic word for ‘crane’ and its cognates

Frederik Kortlandt

doi:10.15388/Baltistica.53.1.2353

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Frederik Kortlandt

Leiden University

Published 2026-01-28

https://doi.org/10.15388/Baltistica.53.1.2353

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Balto-Slavic
Indo-European
etymology
crane

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Kortlandt, F. (tran.) (2026) “The Balto-Slavic word for ‘crane’ and its cognates”, Baltistica, 53(1), pp. 113–115. doi:10.15388/Baltistica.53.1.2353.

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Abstract

Balto-Slavic *gerHōu, obl. *gerHu‑ from Indo-European *ǵerH₂ōu, *grH₂u‑ beside *ǵerH₂‑H₁ēn, *grH₂‑H₁n‑ reflected in other languages.

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