Homeric-words-with-a-possible-Turkic-etymology-Letters-I-K

 

Homeric words with a possible Türkic etymology

Letters I & K

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Homeric word	meaning	Türkic word	meaning	other info
ἰαίνω	warm, soften by warming, Od. 12.175; met., warm, melt, move the heart to compassion, cheer, etc., Od. 15.379;	yan-	to burn, kindle, shine
ἰάλλω (aor. ἴηλα, inf. ἰῆλαι)	send, mostly implying quick motion toward some definite point; to attack, assail	PTurk. *julɨ-	to pillage, attack
Ἰάλμενος	Yalmenos: a son of Ares, leader of Boeotians, Il. 2.512, Il. 9.82.	yelme: blade or upper part of sabre	Tur. jelme, jälman, jalman, jalɨm; MTurk. jalman	OT yelme: pıoneer troop (German Renner Brenner)
ἰάπτω	only μὴ κλαίουσακατὰ (adv.) χρόακα_λὸν ἰάπτῃ（ς), harm by smiting, Od. 2.376, Od. 4.749.	yap-	to hit, to hit hard, to beat with felt, to smear with mud, to crack, to bring together
ἴθμα	step, gait	adım	step
ἴκελος	like, similar, resembling	iki	2
ἵλαος	kind, mild, gentle	PTurk. *ēl: peace
ιλιόθεν, ιλιόθι , ιλιος	Ilium, a name for Troy derived from that of its founder Ilus; epithets, αἰπεινή, αἰπύ, ἐρατεινή, εὐτείχεος, ἠνεμόεσσα, ἱερή, ὀφρυόεσσα. In wider signification, for the region about Troy, Il. 1.71, Od. 19.182. In Il. 15.66, Il. 21.104, Il. 22.6, the true form of the gen. is Ἰλίοο, as the scansion shows (cf. Αἴολος).	il/el	people, country
ιμερος	longing, passion, love	amɨr <Am	am: 1 gentle, quiet 2 to love, desire, rejoice 3 politeness 4 beloved 5 to be quiet
ἰξυς	waist, belt			PTurk. *keĺč 1 belt 2 back, spine > keš
ἵππος	horse	yabı/yabu	horse
ἴρηξ	falcon, hawk	Proto Türk *Kɨŕ	hawk, falcon	Kɨrguj,
ἱστι?η (Att. ἑστία_)	hearth	isi/isig	hot, warm	isit- to make warm
ιυγμός	cry of joy, jubilant outcry, Il. 18.572	YIGLA-	to cry, weep
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Καβησόθεν	from Cabēsus	Kabasudan	From Kabasu	Kaba: < *Kāp-  to swell, form blisters 2 thick, swollen 3 hill, mound, (see Kabeiris).
Many κακό words	meaning ill, evil, etc	kakı	anger, rage, angry	according to Beekes, Pre-Greek
καλάμη	cf. κάλαμος, calamus): reed, stalk, Il. 19.222	PTurk. *Kamɨĺ reed (тростник): OTurk. qamuš,		Proto Altaic:      k ̔ằĺo reed, a k. of grass: Tung. *xalī-; Mong. *kal-; Turk. *KAĺak; Kor. *kắr.
καλλι-πλόκαμος	(plokamos) with beautiful locks of hair	belik/pelik/bölük	<böl-: to separate	braid
κάλυξ	Some kind of woman's ornament	PTurk. *Kalɨm 1 ransom for bride 2 fee	kalın: presents for the bride
κάμαξ	vine-pole, vine-prop, pl., Il. 18.563†.	OTurk. qamuš, qamɨš	reed
Καπανεύς	Capaneus had immense strength and body size and was an outstanding warrior.	kapan/kaban	boar	see κάπριος(κάπρος): wild boar, with and without σῦς,
κάπετος	ditch, grave	PTurk. *Kap- 1 cover (n.) 2 gate, door 3 to close	Modern Turkish KAPI: door	Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin.
Κάρησος	a river rising in Mt. Ida, Il. 12.20†.	su	water
κίθαρις	cithara, lyre; for	tel/tal	1 wire, string 2 thong 3 strand	According to Beekes, acquired from Pre-Greek
κίρκος	a hawk or falcon that flies in circles			PTung. *kerge- (*kergi-) 1 circle, ring 2 to bind into bunches 3 to reel 4 bunch (
κίω , opt. κίοι, κιοίτην (kiitin), κ<*>τε	go (imperative)	kit	go
κλαγγή (aslo see κλαγγηδόν : adv., with cries, Il. 2.463†.)	scream, properly of birds, Od. 11.605; of animals, as the squealing of pigs, Od. 14.412; and of the loud cry of warriors, Il. 2.100; the sharp twang of a bowstring, Il. 1.49.	yigla/igla	to cry, weep	modern Turkish ağla
κλαίω	ipf. κλαῖον, iter. κλαίεσκε, fut. κλαύσομαι, aor. κλαῦσε: weep, cry; freq. of lamenting the dead (either as natural or as formal ceremonial utterance), hence used transitively, Il. 19.300, Od. 1.263.	YIGLA-/AGLA-	to cry, weep
κοῖλος (cf. cavus)	hollow; often of places between mountains	kovuk/kobuk	empty, hollow
κολεόν, κουλεόν	sheath or scabbard of a sword, made of metal, and decorated with ivory, Il. 11.30 ff., Il. 3.272.	KILIÇ: sword	KIN: sheath
Κόρακος πέτρη	Raven's Rock, in Ithaca, Od. 13.408†.	karga	raven	Karakus?= black bird; Also look at Türkic Kurgun/Kuzgun: raven
κορέω/koreo	to sweep	küre-/kure	to rake	>küre: shovel
κόρυς	helmet	koru-	to pretect
κόρη	girl	KIR	girl	see also κόρη with the meaning pupil and compare Türkic Karak meaning eye-ball
κύκνος	swan	klug	swan	a Proto Turkish word
κύμβαχος	head foremost, Il. 5.586; as subst., crown or top of a helmet, the part in which the plume is fixed, Il. 15.536	PTurk. *K(i)amak / *K(i)apak > Modern Turkish KABAK	1 forehead 2 front part 3 eyelid 4 eye- brow	Proto-Altaic ­kamp ̔a top, top of head: Tung. *kiama / *kiapa; Turk. *k(i)amak / *k(i)apak; Jpn. *kàm(p)-; Kor. *kàmá.
κυνά-μυια	dog-fly, an abusive epithet applied by Ares to Athēna, Il. 21.394.	? PTurk. *güńe / *guńa	moth	Proto-Alteic ­kúńe moth, worm: Tung. *kuńī-kta; Turk. *güńe / *guńa; Jpn. *ká; Kor. *kńúi. (ok, kina and miya sind compatible with the Greek words, I know that)

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