TURKU means TURKS or not?
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TURKU means TURKS or not?
TURKU is quite similar to my countrys name TURKIYE (TURKEY in English), TURK+U seems like belong to TURKS , since I believe Finns and Turks are coming from similar ancestors (or at least lived as neighbour) TURKU word can have a related meaning with Turks...do you have any idea or knowledge about the meaning of TURKU word?
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"Turku" is an ancient word for 'marketplace' ; in estonian "turg" in Swedish "torg" from ancient Russian "turgu".
I have about as good theory about the name: "Turkey" is named after the people that were selling in the marketplace (turg), who then ran away screaming ei- ei -ei (no in Finnish) - as it was too cold here and business was bad and found a nice warm place with beaches and lemon tea and Greeks to haggle with
I have about as good theory about the name: "Turkey" is named after the people that were selling in the marketplace (turg), who then ran away screaming ei- ei -ei (no in Finnish) - as it was too cold here and business was bad and found a nice warm place with beaches and lemon tea and Greeks to haggle with
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And you know, the word Ankara means "strict" in Finnish. So your theory must be strictly true... not reallybluesDREAMS wrote:TURKU is quite similar to my countrys name TURKIYE (TURKEY in English), TURK+U seems like belong to TURKS , since I believe Finns and Turks are coming from similar ancestors (or at least lived as neighbour) TURKU word can have a related meaning with Turks...do you have any idea or knowledge about the meaning of TURKU word?
On the other hand, Turkki -the Finnish form of Turkey- means "fur coat" so what would you make of that? Them ancient people must have been quite strict with haggling, when selling their fur coats on the marketplace...
BUT - if you wish, you can have Turku. When would be the most suitable time for you to come and dig it up? It could fit rather nicely somewhere next to the strait of Bosphorus.
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interestingsammy wrote: On the other hand, Turkki -the Finnish form of Turkey- means "fur coat"
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Actually, I think that as we call the Swedish-speakers "hurri", this must be related to the ancient Hurrians, so they are their long-lost relatives.sammy wrote: BUT - if you wish, you can have Turku. When would be the most suitable time for you to come and dig it up? It could fit rather nicely somewhere next to the strait of Bosphorus.
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Oh - I always thought the word "hurri" was derived from Herrey'sHank W. wrote:Actually, I think that as we call the Swedish-speakers "hurri", this must be related to the ancient Hurrians, so they are their long-lost relatives.
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I thought the word somewhat origins from Swedish yelling "Hurraa!", while Finns yell "Eläköön!".Hank W. wrote:Actually, I think that as we call the Swedish-speakers "hurri", this must be related to the ancient Hurrians, so they are their long-lost relatives.sammy wrote: BUT - if you wish, you can have Turku. When would be the most suitable time for you to come and dig it up? It could fit rather nicely somewhere next to the strait of Bosphorus.
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Could be... although, by extrapolation, this means that I'm an eläkeläinen instead of suomalainen (not true quite yet...)Coren wrote:I thought the word somewhat origins from Swedish yelling "Hurraa!", while Finns yell "Eläköön!".
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There's nothing to be shamed of in being eläkeläinen.sammy wrote: Could be... although, by extrapolation, this means that I'm an eläkeläinen instead of suomalainen (not true quite yet...)
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Hei! "Turku" name is known as an old name for market/trade/bazaar center in Slavic languages. Most probably the name "Turku" being created by Slav countries pursuant to the Turks due to in old days Turkey or Ottoman Empire being the centre of trade in most cases for Europeans as well as others. Also both Finnish and Turkish belonging in the same language family (Altaic/Altay), in our daily lives we do see very similar words, which gets used in both countries even though they may not mean the same.