Re: [tied] Re: Scythian tribal names

No, massa Torsten. The Massagetae were the Big Sakas; and the Thyssagetae were the Mighty Sakas. BTW, the name Saka also has to do with power (cf. Old Indo-Aryan s'aknoti 'is able') -- no false modesty in the steppes.

Piotr

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Subject: [tied] Re: Scythian tribal names

Aha! So that means the Massagetae were not a kind of Getae, but rather a confederation of masseurs?