Scythian/Saka Vocabulary ( a comparative view )

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It is believed that Saka/Scythian language has a considerable amount of loanwords, here is a good place to study their vocabulary comparatively thus help by putting the equivalent you know in your language and ancient languages (especially Altaic or Slavic) :


aśśa- : Eng. horse, Aves. aspa-, Old Per. asa-, Deu.Pferd, Lat. equus
asu or aysu: Eng. I, Aves. azəm, Old Per. adam, Deu.ich, Lat.ego
kuvaa: Eng. mound , Old Per.kaufa-, Mid Per. kof, Deu. Berg, Lat. tumulus
ggara: Eng. Mountain, Aves. gairi-, Sogd. Ƴr, Pash. Ƴar, Yagh. Ƴar, Deu. Berg, Lat. mons
grāma- : Eng.warm, Aves. gar əma-, Old Per. garma-, Mid Per. garm Deu: warm, Lat. tepidus
pätar-: Eng. father, Aves. pitar-, Old Per. Pitar-, Deu. Vater, Lat. Pater
atta: Eng.father, Hatti. da, Chech. da, Sumer. adda, Hitt. atta, Old Turk. ata, Goth. ada, Ural. ata
bar-: Eng. to take, aves. bar-, Old Per. bar-, Deu. nehmen, Lat. capio
pūra-: Eng. son, boy , Aves. puƟra-, Old Per. puça-, Parth. Puhr, Mid Per. pur, Sogd. Pwr, Deu.Sohn, Lat. puer

to be continued

[H. İhsan Erkoç]

Thanx for the share.

None of these words, except Atta (a very common Eurasian word), look similar to their Turkic equivalents.

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ggara: Eng. Mountain, Aves. gairi-, Sogd. Ƴr, Pash. Ƴar, Yagh. Ƴar, Deu. Berg, Lat. mons

In Slavic - gora (mountain)

atta: Eng.father, Hatti. da, Chech. da, Sumer. adda, Hitt. atta, Old Turk. ata, Goth. ada, Ural. ata

In Serbian - tata (father)

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yw Qaghan, Thank you aca.

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ssavā- : Eng.night, Aves. xšap-, Old Per. xšap-, Mid per. šaβ, Deu. Nacht, Lat. nox.
tcārman-: Eng. skin, pelt , Aves. čarəman-, Old Per. čarman, Deu. Haut, Fell, Lat. tergum
dasta-: Eng. hand, Aves. zasta-, Old Per. dasta-, Deu. Hand, Lat. manus
danda-: Eng. tooth, Aves. dantan-, Mid Per, dandān, Per. dandān, Tajik. dandon, Oss. dāndag, Sog. ɗnt'k

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An interesting word is "re"(Tumushq) and "rre"( Khotanese), both meaning king. silimar to that of Latin rex.