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Etymology of the word TURK

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Topic: Etymology of the word TURK

Posted By: Guests
Subject: Etymology of the word TURK
Date Posted: 12-Aug-2007 at 20:23

Any suggestions?

(Please do not quote Chinese sources, as none of those sources are related to the origin of the word Turk as an ethnonym. They are simply Chinese adaptations.)

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Posted By: kamran
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2007 at 05:43

The word might have an old Persian/Samskrit origin.

Posted By: Dolphin
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2007 at 05:49

Dunno, but im pretty sure a recent topic covered the question with typical gusto..See if you can find it on the earlier posts, or try searching for it.

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Posted By: The_Turks
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2007 at 06:39

Originally posted by kamran

The word might have an old Persian/Samskrit origin.

I don't think so...

The word T�r�k comes from K�k T�r�ks.

K�k means Blue. And there are so many theory about meaning of T�r�k. I want to give one of them.

T�r�k might come from,

T�re - T�remek - Cogalmak (Increase in population)

T�remis - Cogalmis - Artmis (Increased)

In Turkish we have suffixes -ik -�k -uk For example;

Git-mis = Gid-ik

Yit-mis = Yit-ik

and maybe,

T�re-mis = T�r-�k

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PROUD TO BE TURKMEN...

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2007 at 20:11

That sounds very logical.

Thank you.

Posted By: the_oz
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2007 at 05:12

lol what is your name's etymology sikiskentavşan? :P just kidding

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2007 at 17:31

I guess I am a genetically modified rabbit with one thing in mind :)