From: cluster.user@yale.edu (Cluster User) Subject: Re: The Bulgars are Bulgars (Re: Caucasoid Turks/Bulgars) Date: 06 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT Message-ID: <37313b1d.4478960@news.yale.edu> References: <36ca073a.16343620@news.yale.edu> <36cca3ed.14676934@news.yale.edu> <36cca75c.15555467@news.yale.edu> <36cf2980.190197920@news.yale.edu> <36dee7fa.108219411@news.yale.edu> <36e40f21.4849643@news.yale.edu> <7c6hs4$va@cpca3.uea.ac.uk> <36f6aeef.439178515@news.yale.edu> <7dajnt$ssk$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7ei51h$4m5$1@news.ox.ac.uk> <370cf95d.8677457@news.yale.edu> <7en884$1t8@cpca3.uea.ac.uk> <3712427B.DA4346AA@mbay.net> <3713a994.660219@news.yale.edu> <371BFCD7.98263C22@montclair.edu> <372220bb.143446995@news.yale.edu> <37226EDB.7038A129@montclair.edu> <7fuohl$ori@cpca3.uea.ac.uk> <372f5c62.91986990@news.yale.edu> <372f5cbe.92079743@news.yale.edu> <7gp50a$cct@cpca3.uea.ac.uk> <3730c114.183290287@news.yale.edu> <3730F0D6.F681B44F@montclair.edu> Organization: Yale University Newsgroups: sci.lang On Wed, 05 May 1999 21:31:02 -0400, "H.M.Hubey" wrote: > > >Cluster User wrote: >> >> >> be$ "five" is pilek in chuvash. volgabulghar has bia:l and b-l-x >> (unvocalized arabci) in one inscription (evidently not very clear). >> >> miller (jap. & other ...) associates this with turkic bilek (wrist, >> hand - old turkic ellik "50" and old turkic elik - "hand") > >Is this evidence for Bulgaric form to be more archaic than common >Turkic? > > no. besides I have doubts about miller's claim. he may be on to soemthing, but it may not be as simple as it looks, you have problems: like how to get the "$" in th emeaning of "5". > >-- >Best Regards, >Mark >-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >hubeyh@montclair.edu =-=-=-= http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~hubey >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=