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- Title
Russian vurdalak 'vampire' and Related Forms in Slavic.
- Authors
Butler, Francis
- Abstract
The paper adduces strong evidence that Russian vurdalak ('vampire') entered the language thanks to Puškin, who formed it from models in the work of Prosper Mérimée and Lord Byron. It also surveys the distribution of related forms in Slavic and suggests that the Croatian surname Vrdoljak may not be related to any of them. These conclusions have significant consequences for a hypothesis proposed by Johanna Nichols regarding the ultimate Iranian origin of vurdalak and related forms.
- Subjects
RUSSIAN language; EASTERN Slavic languages; ORIGIN of languages; ETYMOLOGY; HISTORICAL lexicology
- Publication
Journal of Slavic Linguistics, 2005, Vol 13, Issue 2, p237
- ISSN
1068-2090
- Publication type
Article