Petseri nime päritolust
On the origin of the Estonian name Petseri There are several explanations for the origin of the name of the town of Petseri (Russian: Печоры) and its monastery (commonly referred to as Печерский монастырь). The author of this article is convinced that the name Petseri derives from the Old East Sl...
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There are several explanations for the origin of the name of the town of Petseri (Russian: Печоры) and its monastery (commonly referred to as Печерский монастырь). The author of this article is convinced that the name Petseri derives from the Old East Slavic word печера, meaning ‘cave’. The formation of the toponym is inspired by the sandstone cave, which is closely tied to the history of the Petseri monastery. There is no reason to associate the name with that of the village of Paatskohka, as that is based on a personal name. According to current information, Petseri first appears in the Estonian written word on a map of the Baltic Sea provinces compiled by Ernst Wilhelm Woldemar Schultz in 1859.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9bc9cdcbf0aa49c7ae92d194cf5eb5c52025-08-20T02:25:12ZestSA KultuurilehtKeel ja Kirjandus0131-14412346-60142025-05-0168542243010.54013/kk809a4Petseri nime päritolustEnn Ernits0Estonian University of Life SciencesOn the origin of the Estonian name Petseri There are several explanations for the origin of the name of the town of Petseri (Russian: Печоры) and its monastery (commonly referred to as Печерский монастырь). The author of this article is convinced that the name Petseri derives from the Old East Slavic word печера, meaning ‘cave’. The formation of the toponym is inspired by the sandstone cave, which is closely tied to the history of the Petseri monastery. There is no reason to associate the name with that of the village of Paatskohka, as that is based on a personal name. According to current information, Petseri first appears in the Estonian written word on a map of the Baltic Sea provinces compiled by Ernst Wilhelm Woldemar Schultz in 1859. https://keeljakirjandus.ee/ee/archives/38363linguisticstoponymsetymologyestonian languageold east slavic languagerussian language |
| spellingShingle | Enn Ernits Petseri nime päritolust Keel ja Kirjandus linguistics toponyms etymology estonian language old east slavic language russian language |
| title | Petseri nime päritolust |
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