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[Note: All Basque words are in Italics and Bold-faced Green]

SLAVIC NAMES ORIGIN ^*

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Introduction

An ancient language form that originated in the North African area of our most ancient civilizations has been studied by Nyland (2001). He found that many words used to describe names of places and things in Slavic languages seem to be closely related to the ancient language, which is being called Saharan. It appears that the Basque language is a close relative to the original Saharan. Following is a discussion of this relationship:

Some linguists have suggested that elements of Basque words can be detected in many East European names and words. In the following analysis of a number of Ukrainian, Russian and Polish names Nyland (2001) searched for the Basque element and found that all Slavic names are agglutinated using Basque vowel-consonant-vowel (VCV) roots with frequent use of VCCV endings and with the vowels interlocking. This form of word agglutination was done with the "VCV vowel interlocking formula". For more information, see the Ogam Script and book "Linguistic Archaeology".

NAMES ENDING IN "SKI"

A large number of names end in -ski, so let us look at the suffix "-ski", an ending common to Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian and Russian family names. The suffix "-ski" can have many meanings in Basque. The reader must keep in mind that the English "s" in Basque is spelled as "z" while the letter "s" in Basque is pronounced as a soft "sh". This means that the Slavic suffix "-ski" may have originated from "-ski or -zki". These two suffixes have a number of meanings in Basque:

aski     revenge, sufficient, frequently

azki     N.A.

eski     stairs, ladder, to offer

ezki     linden tree, irritable, small bell, belltower, bellringer

iski      pin, needlecase, weapon, joke, mockery

izki      shrimp, letter of alphabet, to write

oski     shoes, cobbler, coward, afraid

ozki     susceptible to the cold

uski     N.A.

uzki     anus, get lost!, remains, leftovers

Some examples of -ski names:

The "v" in Slavic names is always represented by a "b" in Basque, the "c" by a "k".

Bogolyubski, bog-oli-ub.-.ski,
bog     bog   boga            rower, boatman
oli     oli   oliodura          anointed, holy
ub.     ubi   ubil                whirlpool
.ski    iski iskirio            mockery, joke

(They made) a mockery of the holy boatman in the whirlpool. This refers to the annual voluntary
sacrifice of a young man in the whirlpool of Corryvreckan.

Gzovski, .g.-.zo-ob.-.ski,

.g.        ega                egarri               strong desire

.zo       azo                -azo                   to bring about, to make happen

ob.      oba                obakuntza       improvement

.ski aski                    askietsi            sufficient, adequate

He has a strong desire to bring about adequate improvements.

Khmelnitsky, Bogdan, .bo-og.-.da.-an.  .k.-.h.-.me-el.-.ni-it.-.ski,

.bo     abo     aboskatu                     to proclaim

og.     oga     ogasun                         property, land

.da     ada     adarkadura                 ramification

an.     ana     anaiguda                     civil war

.k.     ako     akordio                         agreement

.h.     oho     ohoragarri                   honorable

.me     ome     omenaldi                   tribute

el.     ela     ela                                   talk, negotiation

.ni     ani     anitz                               many

it.     itxi    itxi                                    to abandon, to lay down

.ski    iski    iskilo                             weapon

Proclaim our land at the outcome of the civil war. The honorable agreement

is a tribute to the many negotiations (achieving) the laying down of weapons.

Orlovski, or.-.lo-ob.-.ski,

or.       ora                 oraindanik                         from now on

.lo        alo                 alokairu                              salary

ob.      oba                obakuntza                          improvement

.ski aski                    askiki                                  adequately

From now on my salary is adequately improved.

Pavlovski, .pa-ab.-.lo-ob.-.ski,

.pa       opa                opa izan                              longing for

ab.       aba                abadune                             opportunity

.lo        alo                 alokairu                             salary, earn money

ob.      oba                obakuntza                          betterment, improvement

.ski aski                    aski                                     sufficient, enough

I am longing for an opportunity to earn a salary sufficient for improvement.

Palubiski, .pa-alu-ubi-is.-.ki,

.pa       ipa                 ipartar                                northern

alu       alu                 alukeria                              repulsive action

ubi      ubi                 ubil                                      whirlpool

is.        isu                 isuri                                     to inspire

.ki        uki                 ukitu                                   to touch, to move

The repulsive action (i.e. sacrifice) in the northern whirlpool inspired and touched me.

Prezewalski, .p.-.re-eze-al.-.ski, (the "w" is usually meaningless)

.p.        ape                apellaniz                            pasture

.re        ere                 erreka                                 stream

eze      eze                 ezeizabarrena                   under the fir trees

al.        ale                 aleketa                               grain in abundance

.ski eski                    eskindu                               to offer

In the pasture by the stream under the firs we offered them grain in abundance.

Sekuterski .se-eku-ute-er.-.ski

.se       ase                asezindako                        craving for

eku      eku                ekurutasun                        peace of mind

ute      ute                 utea                                     to encourage

er.        era                 erakuste                             education

.ski aski                    aski                                     adequate

"Craving for peace of mind? Encourage adequate education!"

Starokadomski: .sta-aro-oka-ado-om.-.ski,

.sta esta                    estali                                   to shelter

aro      aro                 aro                                       weather

oka      oka                okaztagarri                       disgusting

ado     ado                adoretasun                        courage

om.      ome               omen egin                           to pay tribute

.ski eski                    eskini                                  offering, devotional

Sheltered from the disgusting weather we paid tribute (to their) courage with a devotional.

Stravinski, .s.-.tra-abi-in.-.ski,

.s.        asa                asarredun                          angered

.tra atra                     atrapala                             noise, sound

abi       abi                 abiatsuki                           impulsively

in.        ina                 inarrosketa                       to shake

.ski aski                    askitan                               frequently, often

When angered by the sound, he often shook impulsively.

Riasanovski, .ri-asa-ano-ob.-.ski,

.ri         iri                   irritsatu                              to yearn for

asa      asa                asagotu                              to go far away

ano     ano                ano                                      food supply

ob.      oba                oba                                      better

.ski aski                    askiki                                   plentiful

He yearned to go far away with a better and more plentiful food supply.

Tchaikovski, txai-aiko-ob.-.ski,

txai txai                     txairo                                  graceful

aiko aiko                   aiko maikoka                   making excuses

ob.      oba                obakuntza                         improvement

.ski aski                    aski                                     enough, satisfactory

Gracefully making excuses (and showing) satisfactory improvement.

          It is safe to assume that all -ski names have such sentences written in them, although not all yield their hidden sentence as readily as the ones above did.

NAMES ENDING IN "ITCH"

The ending "-itch" can also have several meanings. In Basque the sharp "sch" is
written as "x", which spelling will be used here:

itxa      to await, to hope, to trust, expectation, sea

itxe      N.A.

itxi       to shut in, to close, to abandon, to denounce, to permit

itxo      to wait, waiting room

itxu      aspect, appearance, absurd, similar, to simulate, hypocrite,

            imposter, pretense, to transform

Adamovitch, ada-amo-obi-itx.,

ada      ada                adatz                                   long hair, long braids

amo     amo               amona                                grandmother

obi      obi                 obi                                       grave

itx. Itxi                       itxiarazi                              to enclose

Grandmother's long braids were enclosed in her grave.

Mostovitch, .mo-os.-.to-obi-itx.,

.mo      amo               amona                                grandmother

os.       oso                oso                                       simple

.to       oto                otoi                                      prayer

obi      obi                 obi                                       grave

itx. Itxi                       itxi                                       to close

(After) grandmother's simple prayer the grave was closed.

Rabinovitch, .ra-abi-ino-obi-itx.,

.ra        era                 erauntsi                              violent storm

abi       abi                 abiatu                                 to begin

ino      ino                 inon                                     somewhere

obi      obi                 obiratu                               to bury

itx. itxa                      itxaso                                  sea

A violent storm is beginning; bury (him) somewhere at sea.

Topalovitch, .to-opa-alo-obi-itx.

.to       ato                 ator                                     Come!

opa     opa                opari egin                          to give

alo       alo                 alorgizon                           farmer

obi      obi                 obiratze                              burial

itx. itxu                      itxurazko                           decent

Come, let's give the farmer a decent burial.

'alo' could also stand for alogereko (mercenary):

Come let's give the mercenary a decent burial.

NAMES ENDING WITH "KO"

Another common ending is -ko which may come from:

ako: agreement, contract, tradition, memory
eko: to produce, fertile, ecology, economy, administrator
iko: lump, swelling, stonemason's hammer
oko: cattle stable, pasture next to the house, chin, dewlap
uko: refusal, negative, elbow

Atamanenko, ata-ama-ane-en-.-ko,
ata     ata    ataldu                                                to divide
ama     ama    ama                                                 mother
ane     ane    anega                                               measure of grain
en.     ena    -ena plural                                         possessive suffix
.ko     ako    akordiozko                                       according to tradition, as usual

Mother divided our measure of grain according to tradition.

Bracco, .b.-.ra-ak.-.ko
.b.            abe         abe                                           cross
.ra            era          erakasle maisu                      teacher
ak.            aka        akatsbako                               perfect
.ko            ako        akorduan euki                       to remember

"Remember our perfect teacher of the cross."

Macarenko, .ma-aka-are-en.-.ko,
.ma     ama    ama                                                   mother
aka     aka    akabu                                                perfect
are     are    arrera                                                 reception, welcome
en.     ene    enetan                                               always
.ko     eko    ekoizkor                                            productive, lavish, generous

Mother's perfect welcome was always generous.

SOME OTHER TYPICALLY SLAVIC NAMES

Baranof, .ba-ara-ano-ob.,
.ba     aba    abade                                                 priest
ara     ara    arrapatu mozkorra                            to get drunk
ano     ano    ano                                                    wine
ob.     oba    obaez                                                 of course

The priest got drunk on wine, of course.

Baryluk, .ba-ari-ilu-uk.,

.ba       eba                ebaskindegi                       hide-out

ari        ari                  arinari eman                     to escape

ilu        ilu                  iluntasun                           darkness

uk.       uka                ukan                                   to have

He escaped from his hiding place during darkness.

Boyar, .bo-oia-ar.,

.bo     ebo     eboluzionatu                                 to develop, cultivate

oia     oia     oian                                                  forest

ar.     ara     arazo                                                 task

Cultivating the forest (is their) task.

Cossack,  ko-os.-.sa-ak.,

ko      ko      kontaezinbesteko                          innumerable/all the people

os.     osa     osatu                                               to unite

.sa     asa     asaben                                            ancestral

ak.     ako     akordu                                            tradition/memory

Unite all the people in the ancestral tradition.

Dmitriev, .d.-.mi-it.-.ri-eb.,

.d.        idu                 iduki                                   to have

.mi       umi                umiltasun                          humility