Name "Buddha“ in old Central Asian Languages with notes on Tocharian and on the Title Khagan
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Xiyu-zhongya yuwenxue yanjiu – 2012nian Zhongyang minzu daxue zhuban Xiyu-zhongya wenxue guoji xueshu yantaohui lunwenji. Studies in Central Asian Philology. Papers of the International Symposium on Central Asian Philology, November 2012, Beijing. |
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| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | Buddha; Khagan; Tocharian; Old Turkic; Chinese; Sogdian |
| Description | With relation to historical migrations, the hypothesis about the origin of speakers of Tocharian A is formulated in the article, followed by the overview of forms of the name „Buddha“ in Tocharian, Sogdian, Old Turkic and Chinese. Contribution is concluded by the innovation of the etymology of the Old Turkic title Khagan. |
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