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Was name `Szczerbin` first and original Polish ethnic name, local version of Sarmatian name ? [11]
Have in mind that we here speak of Polish meta-ethnicity or to say primordial ethnicity. We search for local original versions of back in past universal name of all Slavs (as science and old sources suggests)- `Sarmatian name`.
Obviously, I don`t point on possibility that Poles come to existence out of Serbian ethnicity. What we have on the scene is that Balkan and Lusatian Serbs preserved use of Sarmatian name as their ethnic names. In case with Poles, things developed in direction that in one local dominant tribe (in this case `Polani`) prevailed tribal name and was in specific circumstances spread as regional ethnic name. Still, those same Polani, obviously didn`t forget their meta-ethnicity, their real ethnicity and so cames the legends about Sarmatian origin of Poles.
Boleslaus the Brave and Sviatopolk at the Golden Gate of KievAnyway, look when sword Szczerbiec was forged. Legend says that King Bolesław I the Brave used sword `Szczerbiec` to hit the Golden Gate of Kiev (now in Ukraine) during his intervention in the Kievan succession crisis in 1018. Why this legend? Let me tell you why. Sword `Szczerbiec` stays deeply connected with Polish meta-ethnicity and not only Polish. Name of sword is proof. Inventors of legends is people itself. See, people knows that sword `Szczerbiec` wasn`t connected just to primordial name of Polish ethnicity. People who invented legends about `Szczerbiec` remembered that name `Szczerbiec` have its weigh not only for Poles but for other Slavs, too. That is why Polish Kind needed `Szczerbiec` when wanted to establish his authority in Kiev. He referred to deeper roots of population of Kiev (Ukraine) and wanted to show how he coming as representative of that same heritage, because he knew that people of Poland and Ukraine were both Sarmatians in its origins. Sword `Szczerbiec` had to remind to it and to strengthen unity.
Serbia = srb, srbin, srbijanac > Poland = Szczerb, Szczerbin, Szczerbiec
Looking at the forest, people sometimes don`t see a single tree in front of their very eyes. Such a fantastic is simple truth about Polish origin. And not only Polish. Of most of Europe, if not all. But, Poles and some others preserved obvious traces of their origin in their culture and linguistics. Most of non-Slavic Europe didn`t. Such a strong are consequences of Roman impact on Sarmatians.
On entire Slavic West and South, `Szczerbiec` sounded sacred, referring to deeper, primordial meta-ethnicity. Have in mind that Germans use term Wend for Kashubs, too, not only for Lusatians. Actually, all Western Slavs in past were Wends to Germanics. All.
SRBIN > SR-BIN > SR-VIN-D > SRVIND > VIND > VEND
It was transition of `B` to `V`, what is know and explained phenomenon in linguistics.
In our time, Germans are specific. They use term Wend for Lusatian Serbs.
And remember. When we speak about `Szczerbiec` and `Szczerb` we speak just about one local native version of Sarmatian name in what is now Poland, where `Szczerb` represent self-given name, while `Sarmat` represent foreign given form in accordance with Greek and Roman (Latin) pronunciation. It was in time prior to name of Poland was accepted as regional ethnic name but still, Polani remembered their older- ie meta-ethnicity.
`Szczerb` (native) = `Sarmat` (foreign)
