Indo-Scythian-name-Tiastanes-Tuerkic-Tastan

Tiastanes / Siastansas (pic: wiki)

According to Wiki: 

Chashtana (Greek: Ϲιαϲτανϲας Siastansas (epigraphic),[2] Τιαστανης Tiastanēs; Brahmi:  Ca-ṣṭa-na Caṣṭana; Kharosthi: 𐨖𐨛𐨞 Cha-ṭha-ṇa, Chaṭhaṇa) was a ruler of the Saka Western Satraps in northwestern India during 78-130 CE, when he was the satrap of Ujjain.

Wiki explains the name with "Saka" Origin:

Chashtana's name is attested in the Greek forms Siastansas (Ϲιαϲτανϲας) and Tiastanēs (Τιαστανης), in the Brahmi form Caṣṭana () and the Kharosthi form Chaṭhaṇa (𐨖𐨛𐨞), which are derived from the Saka name *Caṣṭana, meaning "master".

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I can explain it easily with  

Taştan

A Türkic name tahat is still in use in Türkic World, especially in Kyrgyz society, meaning "The One Made of Stone".

More logical?

I think so!

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Uzunbacak Adem 

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Links: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chashtana

 https://www.academia.edu/38038717/K%C4%B1rg%C4%B1z_T%C3%BCrklerinde_Ad_Verme_Gelene%C4%9Fi

https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3091314

Pre-Greek-Ankhouros-versus-Tuerkic-ingir

 

pic: wiki

Robert Beekes writes in his book Etymological Dictionary of Greek [1] about the word ἀγχοῦρος / ankhouros. He says, this Cypriot word is of unknown etymology.

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All in all, a very uncertain matter (see pic above).

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He writes on: the interchange ou/au is reliable, ... . 

And I say: This should be reaction of the Greek ears to the Türkish letter "ı". (No, it is not an "i").

Why am I writing this Türkish letter now? 

Because I have a proposal for the etymology of that word:

Look at this word we see in Starostin/Dybo's dictionary [2]:

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And we can easily see [ng/ñ] fluctuations that arise when the nasal "ñ" (voiceless velar nasal) sound—characteristic of Turkish and the Altaic languages—is transliterated into foreign languages.

>  [ng/ñ] > nkh in Ankhouros.

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That means, the Old Türkic word iñir/ıñır and much better the version that we can see in Khalaj dialect like äñgür that are meaning dusk are a hundert percent compatible with that Pre-Greek word ἀγχοῦρος / ankhour-os meaning dawn, both periods of twilight. 

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Still questions?

Uzunbacak Adem

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Sources: 

[1] An Etymological Dictionary of Altaic Languages, S. A. Starostin, A. V. Dybo, O. A. Mudrak

[2] Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Robert Beekes with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, VOLUME ONE, BRILL, LEIDEN • BOSTON 2010

Pre-Greek-gyris-versus-Proto-Altaic-gure

 

Flour (pic: wiki)

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γῦρις ist a Pre-Greek word with an unclear etymology. It means flour. [1] [2]

Have I said "unclear etymology"?

I have the cure!

Look at Proto-Altaic *gure flour: Mong. *guril; Turk. *Kürüĺ; Jpn. *kuà; Kor. *kằrằ.

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For me it is crystal clear. For you not?

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Uzunbacak Adem 

[1] http://dge.cchs.csic.es/xdge/%CE%B3%E1%BF%A6%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%82

[2] https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/86865466/FULL_TEXT.PDF