A discussion of the problem of “Altaic” influence on Proto-Slavic is the main focus of
this paper. In its first part, chronological and terminological questions are presented; the
second part is devoted to etymologies (*baranъ ‘ram’, *koza ‘goat’, *klobukъ ‘fur cap, hat’,
*kъlbasa ‘sausage’, sablja ‘sabre’)
