I love how you suddenly become an etymologist, an archaeologist, an epigraphist and a historian to prove all of those disciplines wrong.
I do, but it's a measly Hungarian one, not a glorious Turk.Kleidophoros said:Do you have the moustache to back that claim?
It's lucky you don't.ancalimon said:I love how you guys suddenly become etymologists just so you can prove that I'm wrong.
That happens, etymologists do make mistakes.
Allegro said:I've said it in the Turkish forum and I'm saying it here now, the suggested etymology is extremely false. Some of the supposed to be Turkic words pointed out by the author are in fact Persian.
That's dumb. If you would do a couple of hours research into Greek and Hindi, the connection would be clear for you. You wouldn't even need to make up words to prove it.ancalimon said:The miracle of the current European etymology is not less amazing than walking barefoot on water. The etymological blinds limit horizon to Latin and Greek like they were Noah's children, and from there start the Biblical-like asterisked *reconstructions serving as linguistic Adam and Eve.
Bromden said:It's nice and all, but I see no proof of her claims in that quote of yours. It's just preaching about the subject. That doesn't stop her to be wrong though.
That's dumb. If you would do a couple of hours research into Greek and Hindi, the connection would be clear for you. You wouldn't even need to make up words to prove it.ancalimon said:The miracle of the current European etymology is not less amazing than walking barefoot on water. The etymological blinds limit horizon to Latin and Greek like they were Noah's children, and from there start the Biblical-like asterisked *reconstructions serving as linguistic Adam and Eve.
we use our thumbs.Merlkir said:NikeBG said:"sucked out of your fingers", as we say.
Hah. Lovely, we say that too. Clearly, a sign of our Turko-brotherhood.
FrisianDude said:that's like Shrek, right?
Si-A-erra. said:Did they make candles out of earwax?
ancalimon said:No they just burnt their wood.
NikeBG said:Ankie, since you're kinda quiet here lately, I thought I'd help you out a bit. While reading a thread in one Bulgarian forum, about one highly controversial Volgo-Bulgar compilation, and respectively some off-topics about folk-history etc, I came upon this logical connection in a post from two years ago, that fits exactly with what you're saying (see, you have followers in Bulgaria, even if the post might have potentially been ironical): "The word academy originates from the name of the Greek hero Akademos. The name Akademos itself is quite interesting and can be etymologized through the Turkish/Turkic "ak - "white" and "adem" - "man, human", i.e. the name of the ancient Greek hero Akademos is the Turkish/Turkic Ak-adem, "White man", which perfectly fits with my thesis for the common origin of the Thracians and Turks from the ancient Balkan people of Trk."
If you want, I can redirect you the original post, so you can discuss whether the correct form is Tur or Trk and whether they lived on the Balkans or in Asia.