THE ROOT OF ‘KAS’ (KASH) AND NAMES OF RIVERS AND LAKES

Abstract

This article discusses the names of rivers and lakes created by the roots ‘kas’ (kash) in Central Asia. With the help of analysis (analysis) more than rivers and lakes of the works of Herodotus ‘History’ and modern than 2500 names of rivers and lakes, it is conculated that the root of the ;Kas’ (kash) is the Saka word ‘water’, ‘lake’, ‘river’ occurring on ancient Saka territories.