- PII
- S0131-61170000392-6-1
- DOI
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue №5
- Pages
- 95-100
- Abstract
- This article is the result of toponym Valaam etymology research, known as the name of the island and archipelago, located in North-Western part of Lake Ladoga. In monastic sources, modern popular scientific literature interpretation of the name is given as a derivant from the Finnish words, names of heathen God of the Slavic pantheon Veles - Volos, biblical names: Valaam and Baal. In author opinion, an island Valaam was since olden times known to the habitants of Priladozh’ya as an ancient heathen pagan temple, adopted Valaam and getting a modern form in course of time.
- Keywords
- the Valaam monastery, the island of the Valaam, Priladozh’ye, etymology, Karelian, Finnish, Swedish, heathen, biblical.
- Date of publication
- 02.08.2025
- Number of purchasers
- 1
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- 621
RAS History & PhilologyRusskaya rech
- ISSN (Print) 0131-6117
- ISSN (Online)3034-5928
BALAAM: LANGUAGE, BIBLICAL
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