Carpați
Romanian
Etymology
Possibly ultimately from the name of a Dacian tribe, the Carpi, see Wikipedia, and from Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ker-; see also Carpathians for more information. According to Eichner, possibly from Proto-Albanian *karpātai (“mountanous place”)[1]
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Carpați
- Carpathians
References
- Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Die Illyrer die unbekannte Sprache