Re: tr

--- In cybalist@..., tgpedersen@... wrote:

> >
> > > From: Dr. J. G. Th. Graesse (1909)
> > >
> > > Orbis Latinus
> > >
> > > at: http://www.cuni.cz/~pribrami/ruzne/Graesse/contents.html
> > >
> > > Thuringia, -i, -ea, Thoringi, Thyringia, Thuringei, Toringa, -

ia,

> Tur-
> > > , Taringi, Toringaba, -guba, Loringi, Duringi, -a
> > >
> > > Thüringen, region between Harz and Thüringerwald.
> > >
> > > which is interesting, since, judging by the -leben place names
> > > (corresponding to the -lev and -löv names in Denmark (minus
> > > Nørrejylland) and Scania), this is where "Odin" founded his
> nation in
> > > Germany.
> > >
> > > Turoni, Metropolis civitas Turonum, Turonorum, Turonensium or
> > > Turenorum, Augusta Turonum, T(h)oronus, Turonica civitas,
> > > Caesarodunum
> > >
> > > Tours, city, France (Indre-et-Loire).
> > >
> > > home town of the Celtic tribe of Turones, and of Gregory of

Tours,

> > > who also writes of the Trojan connection of the Franks
> > >
> > > Turicum (Helvetiorum), -gum, Thuregum, Tigurum, Duregum,

Thuricum,

> > > Duorum regium, Turegum, Thuricina civitas, Durae aquae, Thirigum
> > > (Zuercensis)
> > >
> > > Zürich, city, Switzerland.
> > >
> > > meaning?
> > >
> > > Torsten
> > >
> > >
> --- In cybalist@..., "João S. Lopes Filho" <jodan99@...> wrote:
> > I think this attempt to look for TUR-cities and relate all them

is

> similar
> > to attempts of relate all places with a supposed *KAR- preffix.
> This KAR
> > preffix was considered a prove of link between West Asia and
> America.
> > cf. Tupian Cari "white man, European", Caribe, Caraiba,
> Carioca "white man's
> > house", Karnak, Carnacum, Carinthia, Caria, Caru, [Hali]

karnassos,

> etc.
> > Just coincidence.
>
> Oh, I see.
> You left out caribous.
> I was just about to add Torino (presumably from a Celtic pl. gen.

of

> a *Turin- tribe).
>
> Torsten

Are there any written sources to support the *KAR- theory? Otherwise
I don't think the comparison holds.