Names and etymology Tartu
since 1918, estonian name tartu has been used, town has come under control of various rulers throughout history, there have been various names in different languages. of them derive earliest attested form, estonian tarbatu. in german, swedish , polish town has been known , still referred dorpat (help·info), variant of tarbatu. in russian, city has been known Юрьев (yur′yev, after yuri, baptismal name of grand prince yaroslav wise) , Дерпт (derpt, low german variant of dorpat). similarly, city has been known tērbata in latvian, while finnish-speakers use toponym tartto.
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