Thracian-names-with-Turk-Torq-Turc-etcetera

 

Torkosinies - a Thracian hero - Source: Researchgate 

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I am reading the book of Wilhelm Tomaschek - Die Alten Thraker nowadays.

I examine many words in this book and it is not easy to read it for me because almost every Thracian word sounds like Turkic words. I have already written about many of them in the last days here on this blog. You can read them if you want. 

But now back to our subject:

I saw the Thracian name Torkosinies in a work that I found be researchgate.net ( source Torkosinies ). 

(I spin always further, it is my worst habit). 

After I read this study I saw the name Dan Dana at the end and his work. He wrote an article about Thracian names, including those with TORC/TURC/TURK. 

I have sent him a mail and he answered:

And he sent me his article about the Thracian names that are including the "syllable" Torc, Turk, Torq, Turc, etc. After that I have found his study in www under Thracian names , too. You can read about them from the page 65 on. 

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WHAT WAS SO INTERESTING ANYWAY?

I used the Yandex translator, because i can not speak French. You can read it below.

He wrote:

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Shortly: There were people among the Thracians whose names began with the "syllable" Turk/Turc/Tork, etc. 

On a Roman diploma (from the year 114 AD) we can read 2 of them. Torquatus and Torcus. 

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As we can see here the Thracian "root" Torc/Turc/Torq, etc. was being used already in the year 114 CE. That means there were people whose names were beginning with Turk/Tork/Torq, etc. and they were of Thracian origin. The other scholars may think that this "syllable" has nothing to do with the Turks. I think it is not impossible.

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(If we had found names with the "syllable" Grig/Greg, etc. anywhere in Europe, we would have immediately said that they were of Greek origin. So why shouldn't we think that the names with the syllable "Turk" could be of Turkish origin?)

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Additionally we know already the Roman Gens Turcius and and we know many Roman personalities in those years (even earlier) with this name. I have already written about those people on this blog. Please read more 

Ancient Roman Gens Turcius

Notes on Gens Turcii

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Now I think I'm the first to establish a relationship between Thracian names beginning with Turc/Tork and the Türks.

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How did you find it?

Uzunbacak Adem 

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Want more Turks?

visit epigraphy sites below:

Turkutos

or Τορκουπαιβης under Türk-Bay

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Now the Turkish Translations for my Turkish readers:

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