Reconstruction:Proto-Pomeranian/Triglav

This Proto-Pomeranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Pomeranian

Alternative forms

*Triglov

Etymology

Literally, “Three-headed”. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Trigolvъ (word used to name mountains).

Proper noun

*Triglav m

(possibly) the highest hill in Szczecin in the 12th century, probably identical to modern Castle Hill, or three hills in the same city
(Slavic mythology) Triglav (the three-headed deity whose temple was located on the highest hill)

Descendants

→ Medieval Latin: Trigelawus, Triglous, Triglaus (learned)
- → Bulgarian: Триглав (Triglav) (learned)
- → Czech: Triglav, Trihlav, Tříhlav (learned)
- → Macedonian: Триглав (Triglav) (learned)
- → Polish: Trzygłów (learned)
- → Russian: Триглав (Triglav) (learned)
- → Serbo-Croatian: Триглав／Triglav (learned)
- → Slovak: Triglav, Trihlav (learned)
- → Slovene: Triglav (learned)
- → Ukrainian: Тригла́в (Tryhláv) (learned)
- → Greek: Τρίγκλαβ (Trígklav) (learned)
- → English: Triglav (learned)
- → French: Triglav (learned)
- → German: Triglaw (learned)

Notes

The name of the god is directly linked to the three hills in the city. God may have been named after the hill because of the taboo. It has been also suggested that the name of the hill(s) was mistakenly taken to be the name of the deity worshipped on the highest hill.