miszta
Sudovian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Lithuanian mi̇̀škas. Further etymology unclear.[1][2]
Noun
[edit]miſzta
- forest
- 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 58:
- las — miſzta
- forest
See also
[edit]- gyr (“primeval forest”)
References
[edit]- ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, , page 76: “miſzta ‘miškas, l. las’ 58.”
- ^ “mìškas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. miſzta s. ‘Wald’”.