pliny-mieotis-region-and-its-nations

 

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Pliny writes about some tribal names near Lake Mieotis.

The interesting ones for me are:

Sauromatæ Gynæcocratumeni (the husbands of the Amazons)

the Costobocci

and

the Zigæ

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According to main stream ideas these are definitely no Türkic tribes. (Motto: it can not be because it may not be). Because the Türks came to world in the 6th C AD and they can not be older and can not be seen in this region... (A region that was actually a very long time a Türkic motherland). 

But let us begin with the 3 tribes above:

1. Sauromatea Gynaecocratumeni: These must have been numerous because they were the husbands of the Amazons. Gyna matches with the Old Türkic word küni/güni, meaning co-wife. Kökre- means to sprout and be out (for the plants). Tümen means simply "10.000". Gynaecocratumeni could simply mean: a troop (of many thousands of men) who helps the women to sprout. Simple but true.

2. The Costobocci: Ancient Greek: Κοστωβῶκοι, Κοστουβῶκοι, Κοιστοβῶκοι^[1] or Κιστοβῶκοι; Latin Costoboci, Costobocae, Castabocae, Coisstoboci. Türkish readers would immediately read the word as Köstebek meaning mole. It is not directly mole but has to do with that animal. Köstebek hides the word kös (Modern Türkish göz) meaning eye.

Tobok/tobuk should be a hill like the mole builds. Ok, Costobukki were no moles but they were the vanguards of the opponent army (tribe, clan, peoples). The modern Türkish word Göztepe matches a 100 % with that Kostobukki, literally "watchmen on the hill".

3. The Zigae: There I see a very common and uncomplicated Türkish word Çigay/Çigan. This word means poor (German verarmt, mittellos) in Türkish. Many modern European words have thus etymology like Tzigane, Zigano, Cikan, Zigeuner, etc.

That means Zigae was a very poor (if intended or not) tribe.

Compare:

(Proto-Mongolian: *čukag: scarce, poor, rare Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *čuki: bad 

(Source Star/Dybo))

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There is a bonus word, a name:

...the Mæotis the Temarunda, meaning the "mother of the sea."...

Tengir means in Proto-Türkic sea >Hungarian tenger, meaning also sea. This word matches with Temer I would say.

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I think at the first sight I can find many Türkic words in Pliny's Natural History. 

I will publish many of them in a later date.

Stay tuned...

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Uzunbacak Adem