Ancient-Greek-Mountain-names-Turkic-Kir

 

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There are many place names related to mountains in Ancient Greece where you can always recognize the syllables like Kr or Kor.

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Krokala Nesos	A sandy island		Kuru: dry	kala: dwelling place
Krokeias	A mountain ridge		kır: mountain
Krommyon akra	the edge of a mountain range on Cypress		kır: mountain
Kronion	Mountain		kır: mountain
Krusaioi	A Thracian tribe on Chalkidiki		Kuru: dry	say: river	on Chalkidiki there are many ricer that are almost dry in summer.
Kryassos	a place name/ foothill		Kuru: dry, kır: mountain	su: water

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Now compare the ProtoTurkic word *kır > Old Turkic kır meaning mountain.

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