Re: I'm back, and an 'ow' question ...

John Cowan wrote:
>Andreas Johansson scripsit:
>
> > I was told it was from some local Slavic language, which I couldn't get
> > specified stricter than "not Sorbian". Can anyone here give more
> > information?
>
>Maybe West Baltic (aka Old Prussian)?  "Berlin" itself IIRC is a Baltic
>name, likewise other place names ending in "-in".
I don't know how much trust should be placed in the statement that it is a
Slavic lang, but isn't the Berlin area a bit far west for it to be Old
Prussian?

                                                   Andreas

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