Ultimately fromLatinCarantania. Possibly ofCeltic origin; compareProto-Celtic*karants(“friend”). The Latin toponym was also borrowed intoSlavic asProto-Slavic*korǫtanъ (with an adjective*korǫtьskъ); compareCzechKorutany andSloveneKoroška(“Carinthia”).
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Carinthia
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