Gilaki and Greek
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Topic: Gilaki and Greek
Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Subject: Gilaki and Greek
Date Posted: 26-Oct-2004 at 14:42
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I think these two words themsleves are even similar two each other, my Persian encyclopaedia says about Amards (Mards) as the ancestors of modern Gilakis that they were non-Aryan people of Greek Origin who in the second and first millennium BC lived in the city of Amol (Amoi) and Tonekabon in Mazandaran. I don't want to say that Gilaki and Greek languages have a common origin but names of some cities, mountains, rivers and other places in Gilan and Mazandaran such as Chalos, Hales, Zanos, Bavandis, Kandelos and even names of people such as name of one of the greatest Iranian historian Dr. Hermidas ( http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Iran/identity.htm - read this article of him ) are similar to Greek names.
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Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2004 at 05:40
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That's interesting, I had no knowledge of these people until today. Then again it's difficult to say if it is indeed Greek (in origin) or simply similar to Greek because all IE languages are common in origin (including Greek & Persian).
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Posted By: cavalry4ever
Date Posted: 16-Jan-2005 at 20:47
You have to be very careful about drawing conclusions from the names of landmarks. This may be just a sign meaning that a given tribe migrated through a given region. Gographical names survive long time after people giving them are gone. This is how westudymigration of all peoples. |
Posted By: Ardashir
Date Posted: 28-May-2005 at 09:41
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Cyrus jan! Do you know the Dr."Derakhshani"'s theory about the PIE homeland?
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Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Date Posted: 28-May-2005 at 11:41
No unfortunately!  -------------
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Posted By: Jazz
Date Posted: 29-May-2005 at 01:40
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Where exactly is/was Mazandaran?
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Posted By: ramin
Date Posted: 29-May-2005 at 04:05
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southern coasts of Caspian Sea
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Posted By: BirTane
Date Posted: 30-May-2005 at 08:30
| Why this information seems strange to all of you ? Greeks were all over the world.....is more normal than strange |