The Nothern Russian Toponym Urdoma: Old and New Etymologies

• Published in: Вопросы Ономастики
• Main Authors: Nadezhda V. Kabinina, Ekaterina D. Kornienko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Izdatelstvo Uralskogo Universiteta 2021
• Subjects: arkhangelsk region; etymology; finno-ugric languages; permic languages; substrate toponymy; the european north of russia; urdoma; History of Civilization; CB3-482; Philology. Linguistics; P1-1091; Urd; Volost’; Arkhangelsk; sami
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15826/vopr_onom.2021.18.3.032; https://doaj.org/article/1dd18097dc2041fe9c71e2eefc667d92

The paper focuses on some earlier and new etymologies of the mysterious toponym Urdoma which nowadays refers to a village located on the left bank of the river Vychegda in Lensky district, Arkhangelsk region. Studying historical records and materials related to local history, the authors conclude th...