Macedonia is the Mother of all Macedonians, 1856!

[Soldier of Macedon]

Could the second component of the word 'Macedonia' have some sort of Celtic connection through their previous interaction with the Thracians? Other tribal names that end in such a way are Caledoni the Celtic tribe and Edoni the Thracian tribe, then there is also the Celtic name for Belgrade (white city) which is Singidunum. Or could it perhaps be a cognate of the river name 'Don', recorded as 'Tanais' in ancient Greek sources and used as a name for both the river and the city? This term appears to bear relation to East Iranian 'dānu' (river), Ossetic 'don' (river), and Pashto 'dand' or 'dun' (pond, lake). The reason why I mention the second example is that Macedonia has often been identified by the river Vardar (Axios) which cuts through the middle of the territory.

[George S.]

There's nothing that says tht geeeks & macedonian s were related.Macedonians were tall & fair.Greeks were dark & short.That also identifies who the macedonians were.In respect of Macedonia meaning mothers domain.Mothers home & that it is .

[momce]

hhaha George S dont you think youre taking that a bit far? Were all Macedonians tall and strong etc? as opposed to greeks etc

[George S.]

no what i said is true .THe facts speak for themselves .

[Chakalarov]

Regarding the name Macedonia, I recently read a theory that the name is derived from the words Make (mother) and Dion (goddess)

http://macedonianspark.com/mk/istori...05-19-12-52-20

However, I too liked to think that Makedonija derived from Make (mother) + don (home), but looking at the PIE origin, *dom-o- "house," in turn derived from the from root *dem- "house, household". It seems odd to me that there would be a shift from to -dom to -don and then back to -dom. Thoughts?

[George S.]

how about mothers domain.Doma kinka,the mother as the home maker.

[Chakalarov]

Originally Posted by George S.

how about mothers domain.Doma kinka,the mother as the home maker.

I struggle to connect -don with -dom. As I said before, the original Proto Indo-European term for "home" was also "dom" exactly like it is toda. So unless I find evidence of Macedonians at some point using "don" to refer to something related to a home, house, or domain, I'll remain skeptical.

[Chakalarov]

Originally Posted by George S.

how about mothers domain.Doma kinka,the mother as the home maker.

I struggle to connect -don with -dom. As I said before, the original Proto Indo-European term for "home" was also "dom" exactly like it is todaY. So unless I find evidence of Macedonians at some point using "don" to refer to something related to a home, house, or domain, I'll remain skeptical.

[George S.]

Dom as in domain mothers domain.Kingdom,mothers kingdom.A place called mothers domain or kingdom.Do you understand that.Macedonia is considered as the domicile or home of the Macedonians where Macedonians live.Do you follow on very easy.This stretch of land and all it petains is like amother to us all.THe Macedonian kingdom etc From the beginning.THis name is born since the dawn of time Only god could have called us not the slimy people called the greeks who come under various names.Least of all they were not called Macedonians.ONly the Macedonian people are Macedonians.

[Chakalarov]

Originally Posted by George S.

Dom as in domain mothers domain.Kingdom,mothers kingdom.A place called mothers domain or kingdom.Do you understand that.Macedonia is considered as the domicile or home of the Macedonians where Macedonians live.Do you follow on very easy.This stretch of land and all it petains is like amother to us all.THe Macedonian kingdom etc From the beginning.THis name is born since the dawn of time Only god could have called us not the slimy people called the greeks who come under various names.Least of all they were not called Macedonians.ONly the Macedonian people are Macedonians.

George, you are using "dom" to connect your etymologies. I'm looking for one that connects "dom" to "don", besides just the similarities. What I'm trying to get it as that domain, home, kingdom has always been written with an M, not an N. So if you find something to the contrary, I'll be convinced.