River Crna
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The River Crna or Crna Reka (Macedonian: Црна Река) or Reka Crna literally means Black River in Macedonian, with similar varieties in other Slavic languages.
The river runs though much of southern and western Macedonia.
The river's name is a Slavic translation of its earlier Thracian name, Erigon, meaning "black", akin to Greek érebos "darkness", Armenian erek "evening", Old Norse røkkr "darkness", Goth riqis "darkness", Skt rájas "night", Toch B orkamo "dark"[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Katičic', Radoslav. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 147
