Naujas etimologinis rusų kalbos žodynas

LITHUANIAN LINGUISTICAL QUESTIONS IV LITHUANIAN SSR ACADEMY OF SCIENCES NEW ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE A. SABALIAUSKAS For more than fifty years M. Fasmeris has been successfully working in the field of linguistics. Linguists, especially those who in one way or another deal with Slavistics or the issues of linguistic relations between the peoples of Eastern Europe, are well acquainted with Fasmer’s works such as: „T 'pex0-cJiaBanckue smoanTM (1909), „Studien zur albanesischen Wortforschung“ (1921),,,Osteuropdische Ortsnamen“ (1921),,,Untersuchungen ūber die altesten Wohnsitze der Slaven I: Die Iranier in Sūdrussland“ (1923),,,Wikingerspuren in Russland“ (1931),,,Beitrige zur historischen Volkerkunde Osteuropas® (1932-1936), „Die Slaven in Griechznland“ (1941), „Die alten Bevdlkerungsverhiltnisse Russlands® (1941) and others. But all these works were like preparatory studies for Fasmer’s capital work – the etymological dictionary of the Russian language?!. In terms of both volume and factual material, this dictionary surpasses not only the previous etymological dictionaries of the Russian language, but also of the Slavic languages in general. Fasmer's dictionary not only examines the origin of words in the literary Russian language, but also presents all kinds of dialects, names of places and persons, and interprets various monuments of the Russian language in neighboring languages, as well as in Western European languages. It gives not only borrowings or vertiniy from foreign languages, but also often indicates the prevalence of Russian words in the languages of other nations. Fasmer's dictionary is also useful in many respects for scholars of Baltic languages. How much space the local dictionary devotes to the material of the Baltic languages is shown by the mere fact that in the register of words, which is not yet complete, we find about three thousand Lithuanian, almost two thousand Latvian and about five hundred Prussian words. The dictionary explains the origin of Baltic place names found in ancient Russian monuments, examines the names of Baltic tribes, some personal names, etc. (cf. Buaus I, 200; Bumsuxu I, 205; [epemesa I, 3425 MXKemo imo I, 418; »cmwydo I, 428; Jlamseona II, 19; aamonu II, 19; Jlusuxu II, 40; Jlumsa II, 46; Hemax II, 211 and others. ). The question of the spread of Baltic words in the Russian language is certainly interesting for Lithuanian readers. To shed light on this issue, Mr. Fasmer's dictionary is also devoted! Russian etymological dictionary by Max Vasmer, First volume: A—K, Heidelberg, 1953, 712+XLVII pp.; Second volume: L—Ssuda, Heidelberg, 1955, 712 pp.; Third volume: Sta —Y, Heidelberg, 1958, 697 pages, 319