KALU TARKAN – one of the participants in the wedding ceremony of Car Peter | Kalu – a type of priests (Accadian) Kal – an oath (Pamirian)
Kalum – to swear (Pamirian)
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CAMPSIS – the title of one of the Bulgarian representatives on the VIII. Ecumenical council – in the expression ZISUNAS CAPMSIS | The original word must have been KABSI Kabshi – an advisor (Georgian)
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KANA – the most senior Bulgar title. In expressions such as KANA SUBIGI, KANA BOILA KOLOBR, etc. | Kana – a chieftain (Eastern Caucasian) Kana – major, big (Pamirian)
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KANASUBIGI, KANESUBIGI – the official title of the Bulgar khans; from KANA (leader) and SUBIGI (divine) | Similar to KANIZAUCI – the highest Avar title | |
KANARTIKIN – the title of the heir to the throne | Tikin – a heir (Eastern Caucasian) + Kanar – ‘of the Kana’
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KAPISHTE – a pagan Bulgar temple | Kap – a prayer (Eastern Caucasian) Kapisha – a priest (Accadian)
| turkic ki:b - mould, model, later image, idol. ( -p ?)
chuvash pek < *kep, hung ke'p
yakut kieb , mong. keb |
KNIN – a title at the time of Car Simeon, mentioned together with MAGOTIN and IMNIK | No correspondences found | |
KRMCHII – a steersman | Krm – to guide (Talish) | |
KOLOBR – a priest | Kolobkhar – a cleric (Persian) Kulbr (Pamirian)
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KORABCHII – a word translated in Greek as NAUTOS – sailor | From the Greek Korabos (ship) with the Bulgar suffix -CHII | |
KRAVCHII – a servant in the court, who cut and served the roasted meat | Kravi – to cut meat (Sanskrit) Craf – to cut meat (Celtic)
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KRCHII, KRCHII – a mine-digger | Kherrch – a furnace (Eastern Caucasian) | |
KSISTON – a type of fish in Kubrat Bulgaria (in Southern Russia and the Caucasus) | Sischiani – a type of bream (Georgian) | |
KUVENTOS – the Bulgar people’s assembly ("The Bulgars gathered for a kuvent", in Theophanes) | Coveth – to gather (Celtic) | |
KUKUMIJ – a big metal vessel | Kukuba – a cauldron (Accadian) Gumguma – a cauldron (Persian)
Kumkum – a cauldron (Eastern Caucasian)
| byz. greek kukumi < lat. cucuma (nikos sarantakos) |
KUMIR – an idol | Kumirtu – holy (Accadian) Gumiri – an idol (Alanian)
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KJUBE (written KUPE in Greek) – the general name for the metal armour | Kupa – metal (noun) (Sanskrit) Kuba – an armour (Eastern Caucasian)
Kubachi – the master of armour (Eastern Caucasian)
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KNIGACHII – a bookman | See KNIGA | |
KNIGA – a book | Kunukku – a royal inscription (Accadian) Knik – a seal (Armenian)
| turkic * ku"ynig < chinese k`u"en "roll"
hung. ko"nyv < oghur * ku"niv.
mordiv. ko*ny*ov < old chuvash * ka*ny*Iv
chuvash ke~neke < russian
old uyghur ku"in, ku"in bitig (bitig "book" < chinese also) + turkic c,i
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IMAET – a trustee, in the expression ZHUPAN I IMAET GEORGE | Imaet – a trustee, a guardian (Pamirian) | imaet (pamirian) sounds like `ar. 'ama:na(t) (putting into trust) if so, the old bulgarian word must be something else.
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IMENSHEGOR – a stallion. The other name for the year of the Horse | Imne – a horse (Mari) Imikhu – a donkey (Eastern Caucasian)
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IMNIK – the senior overseer in the palace stables | Derived from IMEN (horse) | |
LUR – a part of the dressing of Car Simeon, mentioned by John Exarch | Lor – a knitted decoration, a necklace (Pamirian) | |
MAGOTIN – a title at the time of Car Simeon | Moguti – a title in the former Kubrat Bulgaria | |
MIR – a court title, in the expression ZITKOI MIR from the Madara fortress | Mir – a master, a ruler (Pamirian) Mikhr – a noble (Persian)
| mi:r is short for `ar. 'ami:r (an amir, commander, prince). This was noticed by menges, byzantion vol. 28, p. 447-448. According to him, it is not a title at all, but the last' syllable of a slavic proper name. I don't know about persian "mikhr" (not in any persian or middle persian dictionary of mine), but I find it unlikely that *kh* would drop out. |
MURZULI – a type of fish, mentioned together with KSISTON by Theophanes (IX c. AD) | Murca – a barbel (Georgian) Murculi – of barbel (Georgian)
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OLKH – a word from a grave inscription | Ol – to leave in peace (Pamirian) | |
OLGU TARKAN – a court title | Olka – a district (Georgian) | |
PECHAT – a seal | Bechedi – a seal (Georgian) | |
PILE ZOPAN – in the expression TORTUNA PILE ZOPAN | Pile – senior (Talish) | |
SAMCHII – a title, translated in Greek as ‘MEIZOTEPOS’ – an authorized person, an intermediary | Samadzh – communication, association (Sanskrit) Samo – a truce-envoy (Pamiro-Dardic)
Sabchi – a messenger (Georgian)
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SAMPSIS – a part of the title of one of the Bulgarian representatives at the VIII. Ecumenical council | Probably the same as SAMCHII | |
SARAKT – a name of a border area at the time of Krum | Sarkhad – a border (Pamirian) Sarak – a guarded road
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SOKACHII – a word, translated in Greek as MAGEIROS – cook | Szacacs – a cook (Hungarian) | |
SOMOR – the year of the Mouse (or the Rat) | Smor – a sable (Parthian) Shupor – a flying mouse, a bat (Pamirian, Talish)
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SUKMAN – a Bulgarian woman’s dress (low-cut sleeveless dress) | Sukban – a dress, a gown (Eastern Caucasian) Cokman – a dressing gown (Pamirian)
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TAGROGI – a word from Nagy Saint Miklos’ treasure, referring to the fraternization of two zhupans | Tagarog – a reapproachment; becoming related by marriage (Persian) | |
TAGGRAN – a word, which most probably referred to God Tangra. It would represen tthe only mentioning of Tangra in Bulgar inscriptions. | Tanra – holy (Assyrian) Tandra – a thunder (Pamirian)
Dingir – God (Sumerian)
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TARKAN – a judge, a supervisor | Similar to the Alanian Tarkan (Ash takran) Tark – to judge (Sanskrit)
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TEKU (TAG) – the year of the Horse | Teky – a donkey (Caucasian) Tajku – a foal (Pamirian)
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TVIREM – the fourth month in the calendar | Tuirea – four (Sanskrit) Cfir, Twir – four (Pamirian)
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TES – a golden basin, a bowl, in the expression ‘BOILA ZOAPAN TEZI’ | Tesh – a basin, a bowl (Pamirian) T’sh – a basin, a bowl (Talish, Persian)
Compare also to Tesh – gold (Eastern Caucasian)
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TORTUNA – a guard of a ford | Tortu – a ford (Pamirian) | |
TOKH – the year of the Cock | Tukh – a hen (Pamirian) Tokh – a hen (Ugric)
| hung. tyu'k < og~uric *tIvuq < turkic taq:ag~u, taquq etc.
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TUBA – ‘a vow’ or ‘a holy gift’. In the expression "Tongan iz polou tuba obasa" | Tuba – a vow, a pledge (Pamirian, Eastern Caucasian) Or from Tuva – a gift (See below)
| I would discard tuba. `ar. tawba(t) - vow (of regret) |
TUVIN – in the Omurtag's expression "And the tuvin is famous, fine." | Tuva – a gift (Talish, Eastern Caucasian) TUVIN probably means ‘given as gift’
| if tuva is taken to be from "pashto" tuhfa - gift - this etymology is impossible since tuhfa is a later day loan from arabic tuHfa(t) "gift", with a /H/ i.e. /h./ pharyngeal unvoiced fricative which is not native to pashto and is generally afro-asiatic. see aslanov pashto-russian p. 218 (2nd col. - "podarok") for confirmation. |
TURNESI – ‘golden coins’ in one three-lingual passage, containing the Greek, the Slav and the Bulgar name of the golden coins | Turanshi – yellow, golden (Persian) | probably turan*dj*i:, turun*dj*i turun*dj*, turan*dj* means "an orange", turun*dj*i:, turan*dj*i: means "orange colored". the closest i found was a metaphorical name for the sun by steingass as turun*dj*i: zer (zar = gold, golden). asside from the fact that the -i: sufifx was i:k in middle persian, somehow I find this explanation as giving "too colloquial" a name for the coin.
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TUTOM – the second month of the year | Tutam – second (Persian) Dutom – second (Pamiro-Dardic)
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KHLOBRIN – a type of armament. It was available in only one copy in the Preslav inscription. | Khulbure – a protective cover (Pamirian) | |
KHONSA – a thief. A word explained as being a Bulgar one in codex ‘Suidas’ (X c. AD), when speaking about the laws introduced by Krum. | Khonsa – a vicious person (Persian) Khonc – a plunder (Eastern Caucasian)
| can't find the persian word. the closest in new persian (in the
dictionary used by dobrev) is xu:n serd litt. "cold-blooded" in other places xu:nsa:z "murderer" - from xu:n = blood.
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KHUMSHI KJUBE – a type of armour, most probably made of a single piece of metal | Hunzu – moulded, cast in metal piece (Accadian) | |
CHIGOT – a swordsman | Chiko – a big knife (Pamirian) | |
CHITEM – the third month of the year | Citiya – three (Sanskrit) | |
CHVAN – cast iron | The only analog is the Dari Chawan | |
CHVANCHII – an iron-smith | From CHAVAN with the suffix -CHII | |
SHAR – a paint, a dye | Shir – a paint (Eastern Caucasian) Sar – to paint (Sumerian)
| > tu"rku"t (?) sIr ("lacquer" - ka$gari) < middle chinese *ts`i@t (> ch`i) it is attributed to the tu"rku"t on the grounds of the phonetics of chinese. it appears that a middle chinese dialect in contact with tu"rku"t had -r < -t. there are some other examples in tu"rku"t to support this.
in bulgarian it would be a bulghar word acquired from common turkic before the migration to the danube.
uyghur sIrc,I (later "painter", with turkic suffix).
qazan tatar sIr "paint", chuvash sa~r (< tatar?)
NB oghur palatization $ < s + palatal
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SHARCHII – a painter | Shirchi – a painter (Eastern Caucasian) | |
SHEGOR – the year of the Bull (Ox) | Sheg – a bull (Pamirian), Ceg (Eastern Caucasian)
Shegor – a deer-bull (zekhre)
| turkic sIg~Ir "cattle," large quadruped. |
SHEKHTEM – the sixth month | Shekh – six (Pamirian, Dardic) | |
SHILE – a (weaned) lamb | Sila – a lamb (Sumerian) Shile – the child of an animal (Kabarda dialects)
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