If it were normal, its root would have meant something in Russian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leto
It means "of the shoemaker", in case you are curious. The variant in R. Moldova just says "shoemaker".
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If it were normal, its root would have meant something in Russian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leto
It means "of the shoemaker", in case you are curious. The variant in R. Moldova just says "shoemaker".
Russian Wikipedia lists it as a Russian surname derived from "chebot"Quote:
Originally Posted by Ion Basescul
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7...80%D1%91%D0%B2
Look at all those people, they aren't Moldovans at all.
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The Romanian language is full of Slavic roots, they lived under Slavic rule/influence for centuries, even before the Russians. Even the Relatinization did not purge all those words.
You are partially right, but the word "Ciubota" is of East Slavic/Ukrainian origin. Correct form is "Ciubotaru", but since in RM happen Russification in the past, many such surnames were changed to be close to Ukrainian/Russian form, "Cebotaru/Cebotari".Quote:
Originally Posted by Ion Basescul
Double post.
Yep, you and Leto are right on this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aspirin
I've seen the wiki says чеботарь — сапожник. Is чеботарь a Russian archaism? Would explain the whole thing.
Good, now you will sleep better this night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leto
Yes, it is either archaic or dialectal.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeirdLookingFellow
Lol, what's wrong with that statement? It wasn't condescending, I just pointed out that it's more likely for Moldovans or Romanians to have Slavic roots than for Slavs to have Romanian ones. I don't have a particularly strong opinion on that, why should I?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aspirin
Ion mentioned that surname and I simply fact-checked his claim.