Names trees Russia, each of us knows from his childhood.We do not think about what they mean, why it is so sound, but not otherwise.Just as the words sun, the sky, the earth and the birds.All these words are not for us, conceptual, such as the steam train or plane.Their meaning is hidden from our minds, but they create a visual and semantic scope of our existence.If you wonder, What are the names of trees and whether they are similar in different languages, and start their own small study, it opens up interesting facts.Consider the above mentioned positions of three of the most typical representatives of the Russian Flora: birch, oak and willow.These deciduous trees, whose names alone are each carrier of Russian conceptual components: white, strong and weeping - respectively.
Birch
name birch tree in the modern Russian language passed from the Old Russian.And then traced its roots - in the Old Church Slavonic, and the Indo-European single Slavonic.Even British Birch something alliterative consonant with the Russian word.At the level of the Old Slavonic language birch ("brzn") has the same value as the month, which is now called April.At the level of the Indo-European - root bhereg- interpreted as white, clean and bright.Thus, it becomes clear that the name of birch got the tree having bright albescent barrel.At first glance, the disclosure of a series of conceptual gave us a very simple conclusions, even obvious, but now the word "birch" becomes clearer.
Oak
All attempts linguists expanded the name of the tree to any components
ended rather ambiguous conclusions.For example, drawing the word "oak" to the Greek demo (build) receive remittances - "building a tree."Pretty doubtful result.But identifying the Slavs as a people who used mystical practices, and in particular their tabuistichesky experience, understanding of the word becomes more transparent.Oak, like a bear, were the ancestors of Russian for something more than the rulers and owners.Direct word was used very rarely.Instead of the "ber" said "honey in charge," that is a bear.Instead of a "perk" talking "tree with a hollow", ie oak.Thus, it turns out that the tree Perun - one of the main gods of the Slavic pantheon.
Willow
Rakita, willow, willow, willow ... Many people think that this is the name of a variety of trees.This is not true.In fact, one and the same plant.But only one name - willow -voshlo in all Slavic languages.Referring to the Indo-European proto-language, it means "reddish wood."But, referring to the mythology of the Slavs, you can find more romantic, and perhaps a more accurate understanding of the name."Willow" - "Vila" - "Somavia" - a magical creature who could sing beautifully.By the way, in the English language can be traced the same perspective: Willow - the name of the tree and Veelae - fabulous girl who can sing fascinating.Of course, quite a rough sense, far from the methods of modern science, but what romantic ...
In conclusion
names of trees, as well as many other words of the Russian language - is a journey into the history of our ancestors - Slavs.In their secret language.Later, there is a set of transformations of the Russian language.Cyril and Methodius have thrown a lot of letters, in their view, unnecessary.German scientists in the era of Catherine II structured language in the manner of Europe.The Bolsheviks removed the last mysterious signs.Modern Americanized Russian forces to forget past secrets.But to unlock the secrets might just listen to the sounds and analyzing the ordinary meaning of Russian words.
