Journals / Journal of Old Turkic Studies / 2022 / Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 2

Hunca 鐵伐 Tie-ba [< tie’fa ] ve Sakaca Ταβιτί [Tabıti]

Hunnic 鐵伐 Tie-ba [< tie’fa ] and Scythian Ταβιτί [Tabıti]

Pages
586–594
DOI
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Abstract

The Huns and the Scythians, constitute two of the most leading mounted nomadic communities of antiquity and had the similar nomadic lifestyle and culture. So it is very probable to find the words, which carry phonetic and semantic resemblances, in the languages of both communities. This paper revolves around a particular word, which seems to be common in the languages of both communities.

Özet

The Huns and the Scythians, constitute two of the most leading mounted nomadic communities of antiquity and had the similar nomadic lifestyle and culture. So it is very probable to find the words, which carry phonetic and semantic resemblances, in the languages of both communities. This paper revolves around a particular word, which seems to be common in the languages of both communities.

Keywords: Hunnic, Scythian, Turkic, Proto-Bulgarians, Kuturgurs, Iranian Languages