Talk:Moroi

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[edit] Dictionary links

References:[1] and [2]. These links verify everything in the original Moroi stub for those who can read them. Alexander 007 08:56, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

The Romanian Academy in its DEX 1998 says "cf. Sl. mora" in place of an etymology, which means "we're not sure or haven't decided on the etymology, but it may be connected to the Old Slavonic word, mora". It could be that this word was borrowed centuries ago from Slavonic, then its form and meaning ("nightmare"--->"vampire", "ghost") was modified until it became Romanian Moroi. Another possibility, the Romanian word is not from Slavonic mora, but may still derive from PIE *mer-, "to harm" via some Paleo-Balkan language. Whatever, that's the etymology as known so far. Alexander 007 09:18, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

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