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==Etymology and Names== | ==Etymology and Names== | ||
The name ''Belkondíl'' in this form seems to have originated as an adjective denoting relation to '''Belkontár''', which itself derives from [[Proto-Ortûlékian]] ''*bêl-kond-tar'' 'land by the rivers', appealing to the region's location around the rivers [[ | The name ''Belkondíl'' in this form seems to have originated as an adjective denoting relation to '''Belkontár''', which itself derives from [[Proto-Ortûlékian]] ''*bêl-kond-tar'' 'land by the rivers', appealing to the region's location around the rivers [[Cëlac]] and [[Brethan]]. Later, the adjectival form became more prominent in use and eventually replaced the original label, a development commonly seen in Olgish place names. The old form ''Belkontár'' is still preserved in HArb. 'Elkontar', in [[Aribelian Myth]] the name of the [[First White City]] and capital of [[Almen]], the legendary country of Aribelian origin south of the [[Ilathw]]. | ||
According to the (much younger) [[Lonsorigi]], the [[Ortûlékian languages|Ortûlékian]] form of the name has been in use since the [[Early Days|very beginning of its settlement]]; it is, however, not attested in writing until the 11<sup>th</sup> century B.E.B. and presumably has its origins in the tumultous conflicts of the time preceding the foundation of [[Lon Avoch]], initially vaguely denoting the area of [[Olgish peoples|Olgish]] dominion, sometimes including but usually explicitly separate from the [[Soskish peoples|Soskish]] sphere of influence. The first use of the term in its later context is found in the [[Claims of Enethin]]. | According to the (much younger) [[Lonsorigi]], the [[Ortûlékian languages|Ortûlékian]] form of the name has been in use since the [[Early Days|very beginning of its settlement]]; it is, however, not attested in writing until the 11<sup>th</sup> century B.E.B. and presumably has its origins in the tumultous conflicts of the time preceding the foundation of [[Lon Avoch]], initially vaguely denoting the area of [[Olgish peoples|Olgish]] dominion, sometimes including but usually explicitly separate from the [[Soskish peoples|Soskish]] sphere of influence. The first use of the term in its later context is found in the [[Claims of Enethin]]. | ||