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Druwi (Old Prussian word meaning "Faith", cognate to ''tree'';〔Brian Cooper. ''(Russian Words for Forest Trees: A Lexicological and Etymological Study )''. ''Australian Slavonic and East European Studies'', Miskin Hill Academic Publishing (ABN 27 712 504 809). pp. 47-49〕 Samogitian: ''Druwē'') is a Baltic ethnic religious revival claiming Old Prussian origins,〔''(Pokalbio tema KETURIOS KILNIOSIOS DRUWIO TIESOS )''. Druwi Portal.〕 and mostly present in Lithuania. Adherents uphold that it is distinct from Romuva, and that Romuva could be considered as a specific form of Druwi.〔 The religion is primarily represented institutionally by the "Kurono Academy of Baltic Priesthood" (Lithuanian: ''Baltųjų žynių mokykla Kurono'') founded in 1995.〔(Kviečiame mokytis į baltų žynių “KURONO” ). Druwi Portal.〕 It trains morally mature men and women from the age of 18, into the ''Darna'', as priests of the Baltic people.〔 Like the Romuvans, they recognise Vydūnas as their founding father.〔 ==Etymology== Old Prussian ''druwi'', meaning "belief", is a cognate word of "tree" and "druid", all stemming from the Indo-European root '' *deru-'', '' *drew-'' meaning "tree", "oak tree", "strong", "firm".〔 This root gives many cognate words in the various Indo-European languages, all conveying to the meaning of "firmness", "stability", such as the Latin ''dūrus'' "hard", the Greek ''droón'' "firm", "strong", but also "true", "truth", "trust" as in Old Norse ''trū'' and Old High German ''trūen'', and finally also to the "godly tree", Vedic Sanskrit ''dēva-dāru'' of the Indo-European world-view.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Druwi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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