Tuesday, January 28, 2020

UncertainEtymology-tunic


Wikipedia says:

"A tunic is a garment for the body, usually simple in style, reaching from the shoulders to a length somewhere between the hips and the knees."

Wiktionary says that it may have Etruscan origin. I think, too.

There is a very old Turkish word, TON, TONG, meaning a garment for the body. Other versions we have like TONAGU that is very similar to our TUNIC. Krim Tatars call it TUN.

Russian word штаны́ - Shtanyi (Pants) hides this Turkish word -don-. Iç donu (inner pants) became штаны́

Some see this word in the name of the Great Advisor TON-YUKUK but I am not sure.
Kaftan could hide this word, too. 
Adile Ayda claims that the Etruscan word Toga has the same root. From Tong to Toga.

I think, it is possible to say, that this word could have the origin in Turkish Language. The Turks have many word for the names for the things the wear in their culture and history. 

Uzunbacak Adem

pic: wiki




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