(July 18, 2022 at 4:13 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 18, 2022 at 3:08 am)FlatAssembler Wrote: And how are combatants experts on the issue? They are not even experts on what "Vukovar" means, as I'd wager most of them wrongly think it means "city of wolves". Much less are they experts on whether that k-r that repeats in the river names in Croatia (Krka, Korana, Krbavica, Krapina, Kravarščica and two rivers named Karašica) meant "to flow" (which is what my paper is about).
From my intense, years-long study of the etymology of Croatian place names, I agree that ‘Vukovar’ does not mean ‘city of wolves’ (it means ‘chicken of the hot trouser parts’ after a regional delicacy).
The meaning of the repeating k-r is less clear, but it likely refers to either chocolate candy or hovercrafts.
Boru
I am quite sure "Vukovar" means "city on the Vuka river" and that the modern-day river name "Vuka" comes from the ancient name "Ulca". "Ulca" probably meant "moisture" in Illyrian, but I am not sure.