The name Teotihuacán was given by the Nahuatl-speaking Aztec centuries after the fall of the city. The term has been glossed as 'birthplace of the gods,' reflecting Nahua creation myths that took place in Teotihuacán. Another translation was offered by Thelma Sullivan, who interprets the name as "place of those who have the road of the gods."
Народные этимологии, какой простор для фантазии. Берлин, по-крайней мере, происходит скорее всего от общеславянского корня berl/birl ("болото"), что даже Википедии (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Berlin) известно.
Так и что? В "Kotlin", "l" --- часть корня. Название "Берлин" зафиксировано до того, как в этом месте поселились германцы, т.е. оно славянское (как и у рядом расположенного Бранденбурга/Бренны), а у славянских топонимов суффикса -лин не бывает (зато бывает -ин). Berolina, кстати, выглядит как славянское слово типа "целина", "трясина" и т.п.
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Date: 2007-04-27 04:57 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-04-27 06:08 am (UTC)The name Teotihuacán was given by the Nahuatl-speaking Aztec centuries after the fall of the city. The term has been glossed as 'birthplace of the gods,' reflecting Nahua creation myths that took place in Teotihuacán. Another translation was offered by Thelma Sullivan, who interprets the name as "place of those who have the road of the gods."
Индоевропейский корень слова "бог" сами знаете.
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Date: 2007-04-27 10:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-27 08:10 pm (UTC)recorded in a Latin document as "Berolina". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Berlin)
Note "lina".
Kotlin (or Kettle; Finnish Retusaari) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotlin)
"Taani-linn(a)" (meaning "Danish-castle/town" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn)
Brooklyn (named after the Dutch city Breukelen) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn)
Okay, this one seems to be a coincidence.
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